- TitleCallan (Original)
The Callan Saga (Alternative) - ArticlesArticles held in BFI Reuben LibraryIn: Journal of British cinema and television v16 n4 2019, pp. 462-483
First left, Guv? Mapping the class-encoded agency of commercial television's spy-cop archetype, 1967-78 / Philip Kiszely
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Analyses the construction of the agency ascribed to the working class protagonists of series such as 'The Sweeney' (1975-1978), 'Callan' (1967-1972) and 'Special Branch' (1969-1974), with reference to the work of 'New Left' figures such as E.P. Thompson, Raymond Williams and Richard Hoggart.In: Journal of British Cinema and Television v10 n1 2013, pp. 27-48
Mind bending, mental seduction and menticide: brainwashing in British spy dramas of the 1960s / Alan BURTON
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Discusses the political and cultural contexts of brainwashing in the Cold War period, and considers the depiction of mind control in British film and television dramas including 'The Mind Benders' (1963), 'The Ipcress File' (1965), 'Callan' (1967-72) and 'The Prisoner' (1967-68). Part of a special issue on 'Cinema, television and the Cold War'.In: Sight and Sound v19 n9 September 2009, pp. 90
Reviews: Callan - Series 4 / Sergio ANGELINI
DVD Review - EnglishIn: Primetime v1 n12 Spr/Sum 1987, pp. 26-29
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Article giving the history of the series