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{{short description|British television crime drama series (1995–1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox television
| genre              = [[Crime drama]]
| image              = McCallumtitlecard.jpg
| caption            =
| runtime            = 120 minutes <small>(w./advertisements)</small>
| creator            = Stuart Hepburn<br>Mike Cullen
| writer             = Various
| director           = Various
| company            = [[Scottish Television]]
| country            = United Kingdom
| language           = English
| starring           = [[John Hannah (actor)|John Hannah]]<br>[[Gerard Murphy (Irish actor)|Gerard Murphy]]<br>[[Zara Turner]]<br>[[James Saxon (actor)|James Saxon]]<br>[[Richard O'Callaghan]]<br>[[Alex Walkinshaw]]<br>[[Suzanna Hamilton]]<br>[[Richard Moore (actor)|Richard Moore]]<br>[[Nathaniel Parker]]<br>[[Eva Pope]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|1995|12|28|df=y}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|1998|12|07|df=y}}
| producer           = Murray Ferguson
| executive_producer = Robert Love<br>[[Philip Hinchcliffe]]
| channel            = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| num_series         = 2
| num_episodes       = 9
| list_episodes      = 
| related            = ''[[Rebus (2000 TV series)|Rebus]]'' (2000-2007) 
}}
'''''McCallum''''' is a British television series that was produced by [[Scottish Television]] and ran from 28 December 1995 to 7 December 1998.

Dr Iain McCallum was the original lead character, played by Scottish actor [[John Hannah (actor)|John Hannah]]. McCallum is a [[forensic pathology|forensic pathologist]] working in the morgue of St. Patrick's Hospital in [[East End of London]],<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/mccallum/ Show summary] on TV.com. Accessed on 2 May 2014.</ref> who travels by [[Triumph Motorcycles Ltd|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 (actor)|John Hannah]] as Dr. Iain McCallum
* [[Zara Turner]] as Dr. Angela Moloney
* [[Gerard Murphy (Irish actor)|Gerard Murphy]] as DI Braken 
* [[Alex Walkinshaw]] as DS Small
* [[James Saxon (actor)|James Saxon]] as Fuzzy Brightons
* [[Richard O'Callaghan]] as Bobby Sykes
* [[Richard Moore (actor)|Richard Moore]] as Sir Paddy Penfold
* [[Suzanna Hamilton]] as Joanna Sparks
* [[Charlotte Randle]] as Clare Gilmore
* [[Hugo Speer]] as Dr. Aidan Petit
* [[Nathaniel Parker]] as Dr. Dan Gallagher
* [[Eva Pope]] as Dr. Charley Fielding

==Episodes==
===Pilot (1995)===
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |Title={{va|The Key to My Heart}}
 |Aux1=Stuart Hepburn
 |Aux2=Patrick Lau
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1995|12|28|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary=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.
 |LineColor=FFAC4F
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}}

===Series 1 (1997)===
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{{Episode list
 |NumParts=2
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |Title={{va|Sacrifice}}
 |Aux1=Stuart Hepburn
 |Aux2=Sarah Hellings
 |OriginalAirDate_1= {{Start date|1997|01|13|df=yes}}
 |OriginalAirDate_2= {{Start date|1997|01|20|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary=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.
 |LineColor=FFAC4F
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{{Episode list
 |NumParts=2
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |Title={{va|Touch}}
 |Aux1=Ben Rostul
 |Aux2=Richard Holthouse
 |OriginalAirDate_1= {{Start date|1997|01|27|df=yes}}
 |OriginalAirDate_2= {{Start date|1997|02|03|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary=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.
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{{Episode list
 |NumParts=2
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |Title={{va|Dead But Still Breathing}}
 |Aux1=Mike Cullen
 |Aux2=Richard Laxton
 |OriginalAirDate_1= {{Start date|1997|02|10|df=yes}}
 |OriginalAirDate_2= {{Start date|1997|02|17|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary= 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.
 |LineColor=FFAC4F
}}
}}

===Series 2 (1997–98)===
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{{Episode list
 |NumParts=2
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |Title={{va|City of the Dead}}
 |Aux1=Mike Cullen
 |Aux2=Richard Holthouse
 |OriginalAirDate_1= {{Start date|1997|12|30|df=yes}}
 |OriginalAirDate_2= {{Start date|1998|01|06|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary= 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.
 |LineColor=FFAC4F
}}
{{Episode list
 |NumParts=2
 |EpisodeNumber=2
 |Title={{va|Harvest}}
 |Aux1=Ben Rostul
 |Aux2=Christopher King
 |OriginalAirDate_1= {{Start date|1998|01|13|df=yes}}
 |OriginalAirDate_2= {{Start date|1998|01|20|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary= 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. 
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}}
{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=3
 |Title={{va|Dead Man's Fingers}}
 |Aux1=Jane Hollowood
 |Aux2=David Tucker
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|02|03|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary= McCallum finds himself implicated in the death of a hospital worker when she names him in her diary as the father of her unborn baby.
 |LineColor=FFAC4F
}}
{{Episode list
 |NumParts=2
 |EpisodeNumber=4
 |Title={{va|Running on Empty}}
 |Aux1=Mike Cullen
 |Aux2=Peter Smith
 |OriginalAirDate_1= {{Start date|1998|02|17|df=yes}}
 |OriginalAirDate_2= {{Start date|1998|02|24|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 
 |ShortSummary= 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.
 |LineColor=FFAC4F
}}
}}

===Special (1998)===
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{{Episode list
 |EpisodeNumber=1
 |Title={{va|Beyond Good and Evil}}
 |Aux1=Russell Gascoigne
 |Aux2=Richard Holthouse
 |OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|1998|12|07|df=yes}}
 |Aux4= 8.18m
 |ShortSummary= 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? 
 |LineColor=FFAC4F
}}
}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124601/http://www.popmatters.com/review/mccallum-the-complete-series/ Review of "McCallum, the Complete Series"], by Matthew A. Stern, ''PopMatters'', 2006.
*{{IMDb title|id=0112067|title=McCallum}}
*{{Epguides|McCallum}}

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[[Category:1995 Scottish television series debuts]]
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[[Category:1990s British drama television series]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
[[Category:ITV television dramas]]
[[Category:Scottish television shows]]
[[Category:Television shows produced by Scottish Television]]


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