33:
939:
ended. The characters of Barlow, Watt and
Hawkins were promoted and moved to the Southeast of England in a new series set in the fictitious town of Thamesford. Here, as a result of changes in criminal activities, the police force needed to develop a new approach. Taskforces were set up: these were
922:
broadcasts are believed lost, especially from the first two series, the majority of which were transmitted live. As a result, 83 episodes are currently missing from the archives. (By comparison, all episodes of the follow-up
233:, which had just finished its original run in December 1965 (no new episodes were produced in 1966 but it was revived in a different format the following year). Joining them in the early series was
940:
groupings of police expertise and manpower drawn together for special operations in the region. This was a new series in its own right and it was simply going to be called
265:
and transmitted the majority of episodes live. This was one of the last long-running
British TV series to do this. From series three onwards all episodes were recorded.
1219:
249:'s Bert Lynch, appeared in the 1967 episode "Barlow Was There: Part 3: Mischief". The 1968 episode "Unfinished Business" saw Barlow reunited with his former boss from
1239:
1234:
1214:
1229:
1224:
1209:
696:
601:
658:
582:
944:. However, as it starred three strong characters from a popular "brand" that the BBC was reluctant to drop, this new series was retitled
219:
area of
England. It was designed as a vehicle for Detective Chief Inspector Charles Barlow and Detective Inspector John Watt (played by
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208:
1075:
212:
1179:
1105:
968:
1244:
1155:
946:
715:
1135:
193:
1029:
1011:
798:
258:
254:
102:
1098:
8:
620:
246:
43:
188:, which ended its fifth series run in December 1965. The series took its title from the
487:
468:
284:
234:
168:
1161:
1140:
1070:
288:
171:
32:
1168:
1091:
973:
959:
506:
430:
220:
53:
1187:
978:
855:
677:
1203:
893:
779:
639:
563:
544:
525:
449:
224:
106:
57:
998:
982:, in which they looked into unsolved mysteries and miscarriages of justice.
1083:
874:
836:
734:
280:
935:
In 1969, to coincide with the BBC's move to colour broadcasting on BBC 1,
817:
1064:
215:
officers based in the fictional region of Wyvern, supposedly in the
1047:
216:
189:
179:
129:
283:. It was released as a single (credited to the London Waits) on
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from
January 1966. It was created as a spin-off from the series
1129:
1115:
275:
229:
184:
257:). The first two series continued the trend set by producer
241:, now retired and acting as a freelance helper. Another
175:
1004:
16:
British TV police procedural drama series (1966–1969)
1012:"Softly, Softly: Barlow Was There: Part 3: Mischief"
963:) and it continued until 1976 with Watt in command.
957:series in 1972 (Barlow had his own spin-off series
930:
1022:
1220:1960s British police procedural television series
1201:
966:During the 70s Windsor also appeared as Watt in
192:"Softly, softly, catchee monkey", the motto of
237:as Blackitt, the police station sergeant from
1099:
1113:
253:Detective Chief Super Intendentent Robins (
1106:
1092:
1001:, Newsletter 853, Saturday 12 October 2013
31:
1240:British English-language television shows
1235:Black-and-white British television shows
227:, respectively) from the police series
1215:1969 British television series endings
1202:
976:murder casebook, and a similar series
972:, in which he and Barlow reopened the
1230:British crime drama television series
1225:1960s British crime television series
1210:1966 British television series debuts
1087:
1030:"Softly, Softly: Unfinished Business"
273:The original theme music was, like
13:
14:
1261:
1058:
913:
294:
199:
931:Series and character development
207:centred on the work of regional
1040:
992:
268:
83:
72:
1:
985:
279:, a folk-song arrangement by
1250:British television spin-offs
1048:"Softly, Softly (1967-1968)"
7:
211:crime squads, plainclothes
10:
1266:
1156:Softly, Softly: Task Force
947:Softly, Softly: Task Force
1124:
953:Stratford Johns left the
135:
125:
120:
112:
98:
93:
82:
71:
63:
49:
39:
30:
23:
898:Chief Con. Arthur Cullen
405:
194:Lancashire Constabulary
174:series produced by the
291:record label in 1966.
918:Many of the original
1080:at Television Heaven
682:P/W DS Barbara Allin
1036:. 24 February 1968.
1018:. 31 December 1966.
841:D Supt Arthur Jones
720:PC/DC William Digby
606:Insp./CI Andy Laird
492:ACC Bill Calderwood
44:Troy Kennedy Martin
803:DCI Chris Rawlings
625:ACC Austin Gilbert
435:DCS Charlie Barlow
285:Andrew Loog Oldham
169:British television
1245:Lost BBC episodes
1197:
1196:
1119:and related shows
911:
910:
752:
751:
403:
402:
390:11 September 1969
373:12 September 1968
196:Training School.
172:police procedural
160:
159:
64:Country of origin
1257:
1108:
1101:
1094:
1085:
1084:
1052:
1051:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1008:
1002:
999:World Wide Words
996:
759:
758:
530:DS Harry Hawkins
454:DI/DCI John Watt
410:
409:
393:13 November 1969
299:
298:
178:and screened on
156:
154:
149:13 November 1969
146:
144:
121:Original release
89:120 (83 missing)
85:
74:
35:
21:
20:
1265:
1264:
1260:
1259:
1258:
1256:
1255:
1254:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1181:Jack the Ripper
1170:Barlow at Large
1120:
1112:
1061:
1056:
1055:
1046:
1045:
1041:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1010:
1009:
1005:
997:
993:
988:
974:Jack the Ripper
969:Jack the Ripper
960:Barlow at Large
933:
916:
739:DC Davie Morgan
507:Garfield Morgan
473:Mr Bob Blackitt
431:Stratford Johns
408:
339:2 November 1966
297:
271:
221:Stratford Johns
202:
152:
150:
148:
142:
140:
105:
56:
54:Stratford Johns
17:
12:
11:
5:
1263:
1253:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1191:
1188:Second Verdict
1184:
1177:
1166:
1165:
1164:
1152:
1149:Softly, Softly
1145:
1144:
1143:
1138:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1111:
1110:
1103:
1096:
1088:
1082:
1081:
1077:Softly, Softly
1073:
1066:Softly, Softly
1060:
1059:External links
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1054:
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1021:
1003:
990:
989:
987:
984:
979:Second Verdict
932:
929:
920:Softly, Softly
915:
914:Archive status
912:
909:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
890:
889:
886:
883:
880:
879:Dr Jean Morrow
877:
871:
870:
867:
864:
861:
860:Palmer, Moxham
858:
856:Derek Benfield
852:
851:
848:
845:
842:
839:
833:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
814:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
795:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
776:
775:
774:Episode Count
772:
769:
766:
763:
750:
749:
746:
743:
740:
737:
731:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
716:Gavin Campbell
712:
711:
708:
705:
702:
699:
693:
692:
689:
686:
683:
680:
678:Peggy Sinclair
674:
673:
670:
667:
664:
661:
655:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
636:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
617:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
598:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
579:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
560:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
541:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
522:
521:
518:
515:
512:
511:DCI Gwyn Lewis
509:
503:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
484:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
465:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
446:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
427:
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425:Episode Count
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420:
417:
414:
407:
404:
401:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
384:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
367:
366:
363:
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356:4 October 1967
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350:
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346:
343:
340:
337:
333:
332:
329:
326:
323:
322:5 January 1966
320:
316:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
296:
295:Series rundown
293:
270:
267:
205:Softly, Softly
201:
200:Series outline
198:
164:Softly, Softly
158:
157:
139:5 January 1966
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109:
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96:
95:
91:
90:
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79:
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69:
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67:United Kingdom
65:
61:
60:
51:
47:
46:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
25:Softly, Softly
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1262:
1251:
1248:
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1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1190:
1189:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1171:
1167:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1158:
1157:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1146:
1142:
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1137:
1134:
1133:
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1131:
1127:
1126:
1123:
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1089:
1086:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1062:
1049:
1043:
1035:
1031:
1025:
1017:
1013:
1007:
1000:
995:
991:
983:
981:
980:
975:
971:
970:
964:
962:
961:
956:
951:
949:
948:
943:
938:
937:Softly Softly
928:
926:
921:
906:
903:
900:
897:
895:
894:Walter Gotell
892:
891:
887:
884:
881:
878:
876:
873:
872:
868:
865:
862:
859:
857:
854:
853:
849:
846:
843:
840:
838:
835:
834:
830:
827:
824:
821:
819:
816:
815:
811:
808:
805:
802:
800:
799:Colin Douglas
797:
796:
792:
789:
786:
784:DC Matt Stone
783:
781:
780:Alexis Kanner
778:
777:
773:
771:Series Active
770:
767:
764:
761:
760:
757:
756:
747:
744:
741:
738:
736:
733:
732:
728:
725:
722:
719:
717:
714:
713:
709:
706:
703:
700:
698:
695:
694:
690:
687:
684:
681:
679:
676:
675:
671:
668:
665:
662:
660:
657:
656:
652:
649:
646:
643:
641:
640:David Quilter
638:
637:
633:
630:
627:
624:
622:
619:
618:
614:
611:
608:
605:
603:
600:
599:
595:
592:
589:
586:
584:
581:
580:
576:
573:
570:
567:
565:
564:Cavan Kendall
562:
561:
557:
554:
551:
548:
546:
545:Gilbert Wynne
543:
542:
538:
535:
532:
529:
527:
526:Norman Bowler
524:
523:
519:
516:
513:
510:
508:
505:
504:
500:
497:
494:
491:
489:
486:
485:
481:
478:
475:
472:
470:
469:Robert Keegan
467:
466:
462:
459:
456:
453:
451:
450:Frank Windsor
448:
447:
443:
440:
437:
434:
432:
429:
428:
424:
422:Series Active
421:
418:
415:
412:
411:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
385:
381:
378:
376:13 March 1969
375:
372:
369:
368:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
351:
347:
344:
341:
338:
335:
334:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
317:
313:
311:Episode Count
310:
307:
304:
301:
300:
292:
290:
286:
282:
278:
277:
266:
264:
260:
256:
255:John Phillips
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
235:Robert Keegan
232:
231:
226:
225:Frank Windsor
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
197:
195:
191:
187:
186:
181:
177:
173:
170:
166:
165:
138:
134:
131:
128:
124:
119:
115:
111:
108:
107:Leonard Lewis
104:
101:
97:
92:
88:
81:
77:
70:
66:
62:
59:
58:Frank Windsor
55:
52:
48:
45:
42:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
1186:
1180:
1173:
1169:
1154:
1148:
1147:
1128:
1114:
1076:
1065:
1042:
1033:
1024:
1015:
1006:
994:
977:
967:
965:
958:
954:
952:
945:
941:
936:
934:
924:
919:
917:
875:Gay Hamilton
837:Glyn Houston
768:Years Active
754:
753:
735:Howell Evans
697:Philip Brack
663:Gwenda Lloyd
602:Eric McCaine
549:DC Reg Dwyer
419:Years Active
359:4 April 1968
325:29 June 1966
281:Fritz Spiegl
274:
272:
262:
250:
242:
238:
228:
204:
203:
183:
163:
162:
161:
113:Running time
24:
18:
1141:Theme music
1034:Radio Times
1016:Radio Times
818:Barry Letts
701:DI Jim Cook
621:John Barron
399:50 minutes
382:50 minutes
365:50 minutes
348:50 minutes
342:31 May 1967
331:50 minutes
269:Theme music
247:James Ellis
86:of episodes
1204:Categories
986:References
927:survive.)
659:Chrys Salt
587:DC Ben Box
583:Dan Meaden
568:PC Greenly
488:John Welsh
259:David Rose
153:1969-11-13
143:1966-01-05
116:50 minutes
103:David Rose
94:Production
40:Created by
955:Taskforce
942:Taskforce
925:Taskforce
863:1967-1968
844:1966–1969
765:Character
742:1968–1969
723:1968–1969
704:1968–1969
685:1967–1969
666:1967–1968
647:1966–1967
644:PC Tanner
628:1966–1969
609:1966–1969
590:1966–1968
552:1966–1967
533:1966–1969
495:1966–1967
476:1966–1967
457:1966–1969
438:1966–1969
416:Character
314:Duration
305:Date From
289:Immediate
245:regular,
99:Producers
75:of series
1136:Episodes
50:Starring
822:DS Reed
308:Date To
217:Bristol
190:proverb
151: (
147: –
141: (
136:Release
126:Network
1174:Barlow
1130:Z-Cars
1116:Z-Cars
755:Others
302:Series
276:Z-Cars
263:Z-Cars
251:Z-Cars
243:Z-Cars
239:Z-Cars
230:Z-Cars
209:police
185:Z-Cars
762:Actor
413:Actor
261:with
180:BBC 1
167:is a
1162:Inky
1071:IMDb
901:1969
882:1969
847:2, 4
825:1966
806:1966
787:1966
571:1966
514:1966
406:Cast
223:and
130:BBC1
1069:at
885:4–5
866:2-3
748:15
745:4–5
729:25
726:3–5
710:29
707:3–5
691:38
688:3–5
672:15
653:29
650:2–3
634:52
631:2–5
615:18
612:1–4
596:49
593:1–4
577:14
558:43
555:1–3
539:75
536:1–5
520:19
501:24
498:1–2
482:42
479:1–2
463:84
460:1–5
444:91
441:1–5
287:'s
213:CID
176:BBC
84:No.
73:No.
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1014:.
950:.
907:1
888:5
869:2
850:7
831:4
812:3
793:9
396:10
379:27
362:26
345:31
328:26
1107:e
1100:t
1093:v
1050:.
904:5
828:1
809:1
790:1
669:3
574:1
517:1
387:5
370:4
353:3
336:2
319:1
155:)
145:)
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