Softly, Softly: Taskforce

Softly, Softly (a spin off from Z-Cars) the popular BBC television police drama series, was revamped in 1969, partly to coincide with the coming of colour broadcasting to BBC 1. The main characters, Detective Chief Inspector Barlow (Stratford Johns) and Detective Inspector Watt (Frank Windsor) were promoted to control of 'taskforces', a new (at the time) development in regional police divisions wherein expertise and manpower could be drawn togeth... more

Air date of first episode:

  • Nov 20, 1969

Air date of final episode:

  • Dec 15, 1976

Original episode running time:

  • 50 min

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Program creator

Troy Kennedy Martin

Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter best known for creating the long running BBC TV...

Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones

Frederick Elwyn Elwyn-Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones CH, PC (24 October 1909–4 December 1989) was a British barrister and Labour politician. Elwyn-Jones was born in...

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