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* TragicBackstory: In 1944, her home village in Poland was wiped out by the Germans. She was the sole survivor, her parents and three brothers killed alongside the whole village. She was only three at the time. She was rescued by looters, and passed through various refugee camps for almost a decade, before being adapted adopted by an English couple. They were later killed in a hit-and-run just prior to her joining the Section.
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* GoodIsNotNice: They’re technically fighting for the safety of the realm, that doesn’t necessarily mean they have high moral standards.
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[[folder:The Section]]
!!David Callan
->'''Played by''': Creator/EdwardWoodward
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/david_callan.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Creator/EdwardWoodward as David Callan]]
The Section’s top agent, a highly skilled trained killer. Despite this, he is constantly wracked with guilt and regret over his actions.
* BerserkButton: Whatever you do, don’t damage any of his model soldiers.
* DaChief: As Hunter.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: He's a veteran of the army, has spent time in prison, and is one of the Section’s more long serving agents. Despite his best efforts.
* FeelingTheirAge: In “Breakout”, he laments how he has to work to keep up with the younger agents.
* HitmanWithAHeart: He’s one of the most efficient murderers you could ever meet. He’s also probably the most remorseful.
* ItsPersonal: Many of his assignments end up becoming this.
* {{Omniglot}}: Can speak Russian.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Or rather the only humane one, most of the time.
* RankUp: He becomes Hunter in Series 4.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: He’s too valuable to the Section, to ever be allowed to truly leave.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: He repeatedly states this to Hunter. It never works.
* TortureIsIneffective: Despite great emotional pain, he’s able to resist interrogation at the hands of the KGB. Well, the second time around, anyway.
* Wargaming: His one passion in life. Making model soldiers is one of the things that helps him keep his sanity whilst imprisoned by the KGB. By the time of the ReunionShow, he runs a store selling military memorabilia.
* WeaponOfChoice: The 38. Magnum Revolver.
!!Hunter
->'''Played by''': Ronald Radd, Michael Goodliffe, Derek Bond, William Squire, Eric Porter, and Hugh Walters
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hunter_collage.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:The main Hunters: Ronald Radd, Michael Goodliffe, Derek Bond and William Squire]]
The cunning, ruthless head of the Section, a rank held by numerous characters across the series.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Colonel Hunter.
* Codename: All the Hunters use the codename Charlie. The original is also referred to as Colonel Hunter.
* DaChief
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Only three of the Hunters ever have their real names revealed: The original, Colonel Leslie (Ronald Radd), the third, John Ramsey (Derek Bond), and of course Callan himself when he takes the job. * GoodIsNotNice: They’re technically fighting for the safety of the realm, that doesn’t necessarily mean they have high moral standards. * IDidWhatIHadToDo: They firmly believe that the ends justify the means.
* LegacyCharacter: Hunter is a job title, passed along to whoever’s holding the position at the time. * ManipulativeBastard: Most of the Hunters are this. Colonel Leslie, in particular is a nasty piece of work, to the point where even his own successor is appalled by his callousness.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: John Ramsey, at least in comparison to his predecessors.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Ronald Radd was in his late 30s when playing Hunter, yet to look at him, you’d think he was 50.
!!Toby Meres
->'''Played by''': Peter Bowles, Anthony Valentine, and Peter Egan
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meres.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Anthony Valentine as Toby Meres]]
A top Section agent, sadistic and calculating.
* AffablyEvil: Not exactly evil, but nasty nonetheless.
* AwesomeMcCoolname
* FireForgedFriends: Well, they’re not really friends, but close enough. Callan and Meres initially hate each other, but over time gain a grudging respect for the other’s skills, and eventually form a productive, if often tense relationship. They sometimes have a genuine camaraderie, and even ultimately end up on a first name basis.
* TheOtherDarrin: Played by:
** Peter Bowles in “A Magnum for Schneider”
** Anthony Valentine in the series
** Peter Egan in the 1974 film
* PutOnABus: Departs for Washington between Series 2 and 3. [[Main/TheBusCameBack He later returns]] in Series 4.
* Sadist: And how!
!!James Cross
->'''Played by''': Patrick Mower
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cross_93.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Patrick Mower as James Cross]]
Meres’ replacement in the Section. Every bit as ruthless, and twice as intense.
* ClearMyName: In “Suddenly - At Home”, Cross reluctantly asks Callan to help prove his innocence, after a woman is killed with bullets matching his own.
* FurAndLoathing: In Series 4, he is frequently seen wearing a beige fur coat.
* HotBloodedSideburns: Sports a pretty epic pair in Series 4.
* KilledOffForReal: Shot to death, in “If He Can, So Could I”. Callan does not take it well.
* OfficeRomance: He briefly dates Liz in Series 3. It does not end well.
* TheRival: He blatantly wants to usurp Callan as the Section’s top agent.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Toby Meres. Both are well-dressed, dark haired young, smug, and incredibly ruthless. Meres, however is more competitive, angrier, and prone to wearing louder clothes, at least in Series 4.
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!!Dr. Snell
->'''Played by''': Clifford Rose
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/snell.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Clifford Rose as Dr. Snell]]
The Section’s resident sadistic shrink. He’s in charge of psychologically assessing all the agents, and interrogating prisoners.
* TheShrink: A particularly nasty example.
* TortureTechnician: And a highly efficient one at that.
!!Liz
->'''Played by''': Judy Champ, Lisa Langdon, Veronica Lang and Felicity Harrison
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liz_11.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Lisa Langdon as Liz]]
Hunter’s dedicated and highly efficient secretary.
“If He Can, So Could I” gives her surname as March.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: In “A Village Called G”, she seeks to kill a German war criminal, responsible for the deaths of her family. She’s incapacitated before she can carry it out however.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Series 3’s “A Village Called G”, although she doesn’t get much screen time.
* FakeNationality: She’s Polish, raised in England, and played by a Swedish actress.
* MarriedToTheJob: Rescued as a child in Poland, she has no living family or friends, with no real life outside the Section. She’s utterly dedicated to her
* OfficeRomance: She briefly dated James Cross. She also pretends to be sleeping with Callan in Series 4, to help him cover up the concealment of Lonely in his flat.
* {{Omniglot}}: Is fluent in Polish, Russian, German and English.
* TheOtherDarrin: Played by:
** Judy Champ in “A Magnum for Schneider” (voice only)
** Lisa Langdon in the series
** Veronica Lang in the 1974 film
** Felicity Harrison in “Wet Job”, the 1981 reunion special
* TheStoic
* TragicBackstory: In 1944, her home village in Poland was wiped out by the Germans. She was the sole survivor, her parents and three brothers killed alongside the whole village. She was only three at the time. She was rescued by looters, and passed through various refugee camps for almost a decade, before being adapted by an English couple. They were later killed in a hit-and-run just prior to her joining the Section.
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!!Lonely
->'''Played By''': Russell Hunter
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lonely.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Russell Hunter as Lonely]]
A meek, cowardly member of the criminal underworld, who does odd jobs for Callan, usually acting as a fence or burglar.
* BlatantBurglar
* CowardlySidekick: To Callan.
* FakeBrit: He’s a cockney played by a Scot.
* IncrediblyObviousTail: Surprisingly averted. He’s quite good at following people, unnoticed.
* LovableCoward
* SignatureScent: He has a condition, which causes him to “pong” when he’s nervous. It’s why he’s called “Lonely”. It makes him quite easy to identify. One a character will deduce his recent presence, simply by the distinctive lingering odour.
* TheWoobie
!!Bishop
->'''Played By''': Geoffrey Chater
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bishop_2.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Geoffrey Chater as Bishop]]
A refined, duplicitous civil servant, who serves as Hunter’s superior.
* OnlyOneName: He’s usually only referred to as Mr. Bishop. His white file in “First Refusal” gives his full name as Charles St. John Bishop.
!!Richmond
->'''Played By''': T.P. [=McKenna=]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/richmond.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:T.P. [=McKenna=] as Richmond]]
A top Soviet agent, who claims he wants to defect.
* BigBad: For Series 4.
* MercyKill: He begs Callan to kill him, to spare him being handed over to Snell. * MirrorCharacter: To Callan. They’re both highly skilled, yet tired of their profession, and want to get out. Or so he claims…
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: [=McKenna=] uses his own accent for the role. Since Richmond spent many years in Dublin, it's justified
* SpecsOfAwesome: He’s a badass spy, and wears horn rimmed glasses.
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!!David Callan
->'''Played by''': Creator/EdwardWoodward
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/david_callan.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Creator/EdwardWoodward as David Callan]]
The Section’s top agent, a highly skilled trained killer. Despite this, he is constantly wracked with guilt and regret over his actions.
* BerserkButton: Whatever you do, don’t damage any of his model soldiers.
* DaChief: As Hunter.
* ExperiencedProtagonist: He's a veteran of the army, has spent time in prison, and is one of the Section’s more long serving agents. Despite his best efforts.
* FeelingTheirAge: In “Breakout”, he laments how he has to work to keep up with the younger agents.
* HitmanWithAHeart: He’s one of the most efficient murderers you could ever meet. He’s also probably the most remorseful.
* ItsPersonal: Many of his assignments end up becoming this.
* {{Omniglot}}: Can speak Russian.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Or rather the only humane one, most of the time.
* RankUp: He becomes Hunter in Series 4.
* ResignationsNotAccepted: He’s too valuable to the Section, to ever be allowed to truly leave.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: He repeatedly states this to Hunter. It never works.
* TortureIsIneffective: Despite great emotional pain, he’s able to resist interrogation at the hands of the KGB. Well, the second time around, anyway.
* Wargaming: His one passion in life. Making model soldiers is one of the things that helps him keep his sanity whilst imprisoned by the KGB. By the time of the ReunionShow, he runs a store selling military memorabilia.
* WeaponOfChoice: The 38. Magnum Revolver.
!!Hunter
->'''Played by''': Ronald Radd, Michael Goodliffe, Derek Bond, William Squire, Eric Porter, and Hugh Walters
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hunter_collage.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:The main Hunters: Ronald Radd, Michael Goodliffe, Derek Bond and William Squire]]
The cunning, ruthless head of the Section, a rank held by numerous characters across the series.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Colonel Hunter.
* Codename: All the Hunters use the codename Charlie. The original is also referred to as Colonel Hunter.
* DaChief
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Only three of the Hunters ever have their real names revealed: The original, Colonel Leslie (Ronald Radd), the third, John Ramsey (Derek Bond), and of course Callan himself when he takes the job. * GoodIsNotNice: They’re technically fighting for the safety of the realm, that doesn’t necessarily mean they have high moral standards. * IDidWhatIHadToDo: They firmly believe that the ends justify the means.
* LegacyCharacter: Hunter is a job title, passed along to whoever’s holding the position at the time. * ManipulativeBastard: Most of the Hunters are this. Colonel Leslie, in particular is a nasty piece of work, to the point where even his own successor is appalled by his callousness.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: John Ramsey, at least in comparison to his predecessors.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Ronald Radd was in his late 30s when playing Hunter, yet to look at him, you’d think he was 50.
!!Toby Meres
->'''Played by''': Peter Bowles, Anthony Valentine, and Peter Egan
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/meres.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Anthony Valentine as Toby Meres]]
A top Section agent, sadistic and calculating.
* AffablyEvil: Not exactly evil, but nasty nonetheless.
* AwesomeMcCoolname
* FireForgedFriends: Well, they’re not really friends, but close enough. Callan and Meres initially hate each other, but over time gain a grudging respect for the other’s skills, and eventually form a productive, if often tense relationship. They sometimes have a genuine camaraderie, and even ultimately end up on a first name basis.
* TheOtherDarrin: Played by:
** Peter Bowles in “A Magnum for Schneider”
** Anthony Valentine in the series
** Peter Egan in the 1974 film
* PutOnABus: Departs for Washington between Series 2 and 3. [[Main/TheBusCameBack He later returns]] in Series 4.
* Sadist: And how!
!!James Cross
->'''Played by''': Patrick Mower
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cross_93.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Patrick Mower as James Cross]]
Meres’ replacement in the Section. Every bit as ruthless, and twice as intense.
* ClearMyName: In “Suddenly - At Home”, Cross reluctantly asks Callan to help prove his innocence, after a woman is killed with bullets matching his own.
* FurAndLoathing: In Series 4, he is frequently seen wearing a beige fur coat.
* HotBloodedSideburns: Sports a pretty epic pair in Series 4.
* KilledOffForReal: Shot to death, in “If He Can, So Could I”. Callan does not take it well.
* OfficeRomance: He briefly dates Liz in Series 3. It does not end well.
* TheRival: He blatantly wants to usurp Callan as the Section’s top agent.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Toby Meres. Both are well-dressed, dark haired young, smug, and incredibly ruthless. Meres, however is more competitive, angrier, and prone to wearing louder clothes, at least in Series 4.
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!!Dr. Snell
->'''Played by''': Clifford Rose
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/snell.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Clifford Rose as Dr. Snell]]
The Section’s resident sadistic shrink. He’s in charge of psychologically assessing all the agents, and interrogating prisoners.
* TheShrink: A particularly nasty example.
* TortureTechnician: And a highly efficient one at that.
!!Liz
->'''Played by''': Judy Champ, Lisa Langdon, Veronica Lang and Felicity Harrison
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liz_11.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Lisa Langdon as Liz]]
Hunter’s dedicated and highly efficient secretary.
“If He Can, So Could I” gives her surname as March.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: In “A Village Called G”, she seeks to kill a German war criminal, responsible for the deaths of her family. She’s incapacitated before she can carry it out however.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Series 3’s “A Village Called G”, although she doesn’t get much screen time.
* FakeNationality: She’s Polish, raised in England, and played by a Swedish actress.
* MarriedToTheJob: Rescued as a child in Poland, she has no living family or friends, with no real life outside the Section. She’s utterly dedicated to her
* OfficeRomance: She briefly dated James Cross. She also pretends to be sleeping with Callan in Series 4, to help him cover up the concealment of Lonely in his flat.
* {{Omniglot}}: Is fluent in Polish, Russian, German and English.
* TheOtherDarrin: Played by:
** Judy Champ in “A Magnum for Schneider” (voice only)
** Lisa Langdon in the series
** Veronica Lang in the 1974 film
** Felicity Harrison in “Wet Job”, the 1981 reunion special
* TheStoic
* TragicBackstory: In 1944, her home village in Poland was wiped out by the Germans. She was the sole survivor, her parents and three brothers killed alongside the whole village. She was only three at the time. She was rescued by looters, and passed through various refugee camps for almost a decade, before being adapted by an English couple. They were later killed in a hit-and-run just prior to her joining the Section.
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!!Lonely
->'''Played By''': Russell Hunter
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lonely.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Russell Hunter as Lonely]]
A meek, cowardly member of the criminal underworld, who does odd jobs for Callan, usually acting as a fence or burglar.
* BlatantBurglar
* CowardlySidekick: To Callan.
* FakeBrit: He’s a cockney played by a Scot.
* IncrediblyObviousTail: Surprisingly averted. He’s quite good at following people, unnoticed.
* LovableCoward
* SignatureScent: He has a condition, which causes him to “pong” when he’s nervous. It’s why he’s called “Lonely”. It makes him quite easy to identify. One a character will deduce his recent presence, simply by the distinctive lingering odour.
* TheWoobie
!!Bishop
->'''Played By''': Geoffrey Chater
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bishop_2.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Geoffrey Chater as Bishop]]
A refined, duplicitous civil servant, who serves as Hunter’s superior.
* OnlyOneName: He’s usually only referred to as Mr. Bishop. His white file in “First Refusal” gives his full name as Charles St. John Bishop.
!!Richmond
->'''Played By''': T.P. [=McKenna=]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/richmond.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:T.P. [=McKenna=] as Richmond]]
A top Soviet agent, who claims he wants to defect.
* BigBad: For Series 4.
* MercyKill: He begs Callan to kill him, to spare him being handed over to Snell. * MirrorCharacter: To Callan. They’re both highly skilled, yet tired of their profession, and want to get out. Or so he claims…
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: [=McKenna=] uses his own accent for the role. Since Richmond spent many years in Dublin, it's justified
* SpecsOfAwesome: He’s a badass spy, and wears horn rimmed glasses.
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