''McCallum'' is a British television series that was produced by

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) and ran from 1995 to 1998. Dr Iain McCallum was the original lead character, played by Scottish actor John Hannah. McCallum is a

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working in the morgue of St. Patrick's Hospital in London's East End,Show summary
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, 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

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). 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 (

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) and Dr. Charley Fielding (

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Cast

* John Hannah as Dr. Iain McCallum *

as Dr. Angela Moloney * Gerard Murphy as DI Braken * Alex Walkinshaw as DS Small * James Saxon as Fuzzy Brightons *

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as Bobby Sykes * Richard Moore as Sir Paddy Penfold * Suzanna Hamilton as Joanna Sparks *

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as Clare Gilmore *

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as Dr. Aidan Petit *

as Dr. Dan Gallagher *

as Dr. Charley Fielding

Episodes

Pilot (1995)

Series 1 (1997)

Series 2 (1998)

Special (1998)

References

External links

Review of "McCallum, the Complete Series"
by Matthew A. Stern, ''PopMatters'', 2006. * 1995 Scottish television series debuts 1998 Scottish television series endings 1990s British drama television series Scottish television shows ITV television dramas Television shows produced by Scottish Television English-language television shows 1990s Scottish television series {{UK-tv-prog-stub