"McCallum" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

28 December 1995 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Gerard Murphy	...	DI Bracken / ... (9 episodes, 1995-1998)
James Saxon	...	Fuzzy Brightons (9 episodes, 1995-1998)
Richard O'Callaghan	...	Bobby Sykes (9 episodes, 1995-1998)
Alex Walkinshaw	...	DS Small / ... (9 episodes, 1995-1998)
John Hannah	...	Dr. Iain McCallum (8 episodes, 1995-1998)
Zara Turner	...	Dr. Angela Moloney (8 episodes, 1995-1998)
Richard Moore	...	Sir Paddy Penfold (8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Suzanna Hamilton	...	Joanna Sparks (4 episodes, 1995-1997)

Runtime:

120 min (1 episode) | 60 min (6 episodes) | 90 min (1 episode)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (original rating)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Scottish Television Enterprises

Goofs:

Factual errors: Forensic experts like the ones in this series are usually employed by the Home Office, not by the Metropolitan Police themselves.

Soundtrack:

Cry Me A River

Cry Me A River

John Hannah is nothing less than stunning in his role as forensic pathologist Ian McCallum. Whilst some have criticised him for a range of facial expressions that go from dark and thoughtful to dark and brooding he is perhaps the most entriguing of all characters to grace our small screens in recent years. At the start of the 1995 series we find Ian living with his long term partner Joanna, this relationship breaks down after McCallum manages to sleep with another detective who is subsequently murdered. McCallum is called in to investigate the death. McCallum fails to reveal that he was the last known person to have contact with the deceased and, as in many following episodes, McCallum is forced to break some rules in order to get to the truth of the matter. Ian McCallum manages to be both a "man's man" and a bit of a sex symbol, many blokes will be able to relate (or rather aspire) to McCallum's ability to go out to a bar, have a quiet drink and find himself returning home with a female companion under each arm (a la the Fonz in Happy Days). I should also mention at this point that there is yet to be one episode of McCallum in which we are not given a shot of John Hannah's naked behind, this may spur some of you on to watch it; likewise some will be deterred. I personally find myself indifferent to John Hannah's butt. Overall McCallum is an amazing program, each episode lasts roughly one hour and fifteen minutes. The situation between himself and Angela Maloney (Zara Turner) is resolved in the final episode of the 1998 series. Enjoy.