Hunter wants KGB agent Lubin (Garfield Morgan) picked up. He possesses a list of names that would prove incredibly damaging to the Section if he were able to deliver them to his masters. And since Hunter knows that Lubin hasn’t had the chance to communicate with them yet, speed is of the essence.

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But Lubin surrenders himself to the police. He faces a lengthy spell in prison, but Hunter knows exactly why he’s done it (inside prison he’d be out of Hunter’s reach). Hunter has a plan though – Lubin will expect to be broken out by the KGB, so he plans to arrange for Callan to spring him and then kill him.Breakout is more of a straightforward action story than many episodes of Callan, but though it lacks the depth of characterisation that we usually see, it still has plenty of interest – not least for the central role played by Lonely.

Breakout was originally intended to be the final story of the third series and this is reflected in the final scene which sees Hunter and Callan sharing a cup of tea on a cold and deserted beach. Hunter tells him that the KGB now regard him as a top man and so in the future he’s bound to be targeted. This would have lead nicely into the opening story of series four, That’ll be the Day, in which Callan was picked up by the KGB and underwent a harrowing interrogation.*Unfortunately, the running order was re-juggled at the last minute – so the rather less satisfying Amos Green Must Live was the last transmitted story of this series.

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Written by James MitchellDirected by Reginald Collin

First broadcast 10th June 1970.

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