McCallum (TV series)

McCallum
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Stuart Hepburn Mike Cullen
Written by	Various
Directed by	Various
Starring	John Hannah Gerard Murphy Zara Turner James Saxon Richard O'Callaghan Alex Walkinshaw Suzanna Hamilton Richard Moore Nathaniel Parker Eva Pope
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert Love
Producer(s)	Murray Ferguson
Running time	120 minutes (w./advertisements)
Production company(s)	STV Productions (Scottish Television)
Release
Original network	ITV1
Original release	28 December 1995 – 7 December 1998
Chronology
Related shows	Rebus (2000-2007)

McCallum is a British television series that was produced by STV Productions (Scottish Television) and ran from 1995 to 1998.

Dr Iain McCallum was the original lead character, played by Scottish actor John Hannah. McCallum is a forensic pathologist working in the morgue of St. Patrick's Hospital in London's East End,^[1] who travels by Triumph Motorcycle, is generally charming and solves murders. The character has romantic involvements with two of the other principal characters, Joanna Sparks (played by Suzanna Hamilton), and later Dr. Angela Moloney (played by Zara Turner). The last episode did not include McCallum and Angela as the story stated that they had taken jobs in America. They were replaced by Dr. Dan Gallagher (Nathaniel Parker) and Dr. Charley Fielding (Eva Pope).

Cast

• John Hannah as Dr. Iain McCallum
• Zara Turner as Dr. Angela Moloney
• Gerard Murphy as DI Braken
• Alex Walkinshaw as DS Small
• James Saxon as Fuzzy Brightons
• Richard O'Callaghan as Bobby Sykes
• Richard Moore as Sir Paddy Penfold
• Suzanna Hamilton as Joanna Sparks
• Nathaniel Parker as Dr. Dan Gallagher
• Eva Pope as Dr. Charley Fielding

Episodes

Pilot (1995)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	"The Key to My Heart"	Stuart Hepburn	Patrick Lau	28 December 1995	TBA
McCallum investigates when the body of a missing Vietnamese banker washes ashore, but soon has other problems to worry about when a female police officer that he has been having an affair with is found dead - and the police label him as the prime suspect.

Series 1 (1997)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	"Sacrifice"	Stuart Hepburn	Sarah Hellings	13 January 1997	TBA
McCallum investigates when a well-known baker is found dead at the bottom of the stairs in his award-winning baker's shop and his family try to cover up the circumstances surrounding his death.
2	"Touch"	Ben Rostul	Richard Holthouse	27 January 1997	TBA
McCallum investigates the death of a young Brazilian prostitute is who is found dead after having been scalded. However, the situation is complicated when the post mortem reveals that she died from a superbug bacterial infection and that she had previously suffered from two drug-induced heart attacks.
3	"Dead But Still Breathing"	Mike Cullen	Richard Laxton	10 February 1997	TBA
McCallum finds that he has become a moving target when a killer with a grudge against him attempts to exact revenge with a combination of poisonings and threatening telephone calls.

Series 2 (1998)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	"City of the Dead"	Mike Cullen	Richard Holthouse	6 January 1998	TBA
McCallum finds himself defending his own colleague after his absence from work results in a tragic road accident which results in the death of an elderly man.
2	"Harvest"	Ben Rostul	Christopher King	13 January 1998	TBA
McCallum is convinced that a serial killer is at work when a mutilated body is found in a sewer - and more bodies turn up with graze marks and organs missing.
3	"Dead Man's Fingers"	Jane Hollowood	David Tucker	3 February 1998	TBA
McCallum finds himself implicated in the death of a hospital worker when she names him as the father of her unborn baby in her diary.
4	"Running on Empty"	Mike Cullen	Peter Smith	17 February 1998	TBA
McCallum is suspicious after his examination of two bodies reveals no cause of death - but when the lab is broken into, the theft of vital samples proves to be a clue.

Special (1998)

Episode	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Viewers (millions)
1	"Beyond Good and Evil"	Russell Gascoigne	Richard Holthouse	7 December 1998	8.18m
Gallagher goes on the hunt for the necrophilia-like murderers of two women who have kidnapped his girlfriend. Will he get to her in time, or will she become their latest victim?

References

1. Show summary on TV.com. Accessed on 2 May 2014.

External links

• Review of "McCallum, the Complete Series", by Matthew A. Stern, PopMatters, 2006.
• McCallum at the Internet Movie Database