McCallum is a British television series that was produced by 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).
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)
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"Sacrifice"
Stuart Hepburn
Sarah Hellings
13 January 1997 (1997-01-13)
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 (1997-01-27)
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 (1997-02-10)
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)
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"City of the Dead"
Mike Cullen
Richard Holthouse
6 January 1998 (1998-01-06)
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 (1998-01-13)
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 (1998-02-03)
TBA
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.
4
"Running on Empty"
Mike Cullen
Peter Smith
17 February 1998 (1998-02-17)
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)
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"Beyond Good and Evil"
Russell Gascoigne
Richard Holthouse
7 December 1998 (1998-12-07)
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?
