Softly Softly: Task Force

Nov 20, 1969 (en) [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Nov 20, 1969
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    50%
  • Original title
    Softly Softly: Task Force
  • Release
    Nov 20, 1969
  • en
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Overview

Softly, Softly: Task Force is a police based drama series which ran on BBC 1 from 1969 to 1976. It was a revamp of Softly, Softly, itself a spin-off from Z-Cars. The change was made partly to coincide with the coming of colour broadcasting to the BBC's main channel BBC1. The programme was due to be called simply Task Force, but reluctant to sacrifice a much-loved brand the BBC compromised this so it became Softly, Softly: Task Force.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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  1. Norman Bowler

    Det. Chief Insp. Hawkins

  2. Frank Windsor

    Det. Chief Supt. Watt

  3. David Lloyd Meredith

    Det. Sgt. Evans

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 0

Season 1 ( 1969-11-20)

Arrival

Episode: 1

Exercise

Episode: 2

Diversion

Episode: 3

The Spoilt Ones

Episode: 4

To Protect the Innocent...

Episode: 5

Any Other Night

Episode: 6

The Aggro Boy

Episode: 7

Standing Orders

Episode: 8

Private Mischief

Episode: 9

Open and Shut

Episode: 10

Sprats and Mackerals

Episode: 11

Like Any Other Friday...

Episode: 12

Power of the Press

Episode: 13

Trust a Woman

Episode: 14

The Hermit

Episode: 15

Escort

Episode: 16

Season 2 ( 1970-09-16)

Baptism

Episode: 1

Sunday, Sweet Sunday

Episode: 2

Safe in the Streets?

Episode: 3

Good Listener

Episode: 4

Time Expired

Episode: 5

Lessons

Episode: 6

Without Favour

Episode: 7

Never Hit a Lady

Episode: 8

It's Ugly Head

Episode: 9

Who Wants Pride...?

Episode: 10

Collation

Episode: 11

Do Me a Favour

Episode: 12

Sweet Are the Uses of Adversity

Episode: 13

Bearings

Episode: 14

A World Full of Rooms

Episode: 15

The Lie Direct

Episode: 16

Ground Level

Episode: 17

Company Business

Episode: 18

Kick Off

Episode: 19

Final Score

Episode: 20

Something Big

Episode: 21

Games

Episode: 22

In the Public Gaze

Episode: 23

Held for Questioning

Episode: 24

Black Equals White

Episode: 25

Cash and Carry

Episode: 26

Season 3 ( 1971-10-06)

Once Bitten

Episode: 1

Hostage

Episode: 2

The Floater

Episode: 3

Aberration

Episode: 4

Moving On

Episode: 5

An Inside Job

Episode: 6

The Bounty Hunter

Episode: 7

Marksman

Episode: 8

Copper Wire

Episode: 9

Man of Peace

Episode: 10

Good Touches

Episode: 11

Better Than Doing Porridge

Episode: 12

The Removal

Episode: 13

Priorities

Episode: 14

Resolution

Episode: 15

The Amateur

Episode: 16

Anywhere in the Wide World

Episode: 17

Flight

Episode: 18

The Big Tip-Off

Episode: 19

Woman's World

Episode: 20

A Policeman's Lot: Part 1: The Row on the Stairs

Episode: 21

A Policeman's Lot: Part 2: You Pays Your Money

Episode: 22

A Policeman's Lot: Part 3: It Depends Where You're Standing

Episode: 23

Set Us Alight

Episode: 24

The Easy Job

Episode: 25

Conclusion

Episode: 26

Season 4 ( 1972-09-13)

Spit and Polish

Episode: 1

Killer

Episode: 2

Surveillance

Episode: 3

Dog Eat Dog

Episode: 4

Bank Rate

Episode: 5

On the Third Day

Episode: 6

The Witness

Episode: 7

Run for your Money

Episode: 8

New Broom

Episode: 9

Paper Chase

Episode: 10

Welcome to the Club

Episode: 11

Justice

Episode: 12

Conversion

Episode: 13

Needle

Episode: 14

Execution

Episode: 15

Time-Table

Episode: 16

Conspiracy

Episode: 17

Money for Sale

Episode: 18

For Love or Money

Episode: 19

Little Acorns

Episode: 20

Season 5 ( 1973-09-12)

Errors

Episode: 1

Signed Off

Episode: 2

A Quiet Man

Episode: 3

No Way

Episode: 4

No Life for a Woman

Episode: 5

Twenty-Seven Pieces of Porcelain

Episode: 6

Night-Watch

Episode: 7

Catch as Catch Can

Episode: 8

The Loudmouth

Episode: 9

Interrogation

Episode: 10

Slip of the Tongue

Episode: 11

Trial

Episode: 12

Skipper's Walk

Episode: 13

Cover

Episode: 14

Observation

Episode: 15

Trouble-Maker

Episode: 16

The Raider

Episode: 17

Victim

Episode: 18

Season 6 ( 1974-09-04)

Alert

Episode: 1

You Don't Have to Shout, I'm Listening

Episode: 2

Worth a Million

Episode: 3

Domestic Incident

Episode: 4

Pop Goes the Weasel

Episode: 5

Cat Among the Pigeons

Episode: 6

Pardon

Episode: 7

Little Boy Blue

Episode: 8

A Day's Work

Episode: 9

Paperwork

Episode: 10

See What You've Done

Episode: 11

We're In This Together

Episode: 12

Temptation

Episode: 13

Season 7 ( 1975-08-27)

Feedback

Episode: 1

High Life

Episode: 2

Protection

Episode: 3

Grass

Episode: 4

Bargains

Episode: 5

The Talking Doll

Episode: 6

And with What Measure?

Episode: 7

Female of the Species

Episode: 8

A Person Unknown

Episode: 9

Homicide

Episode: 10

Dorothy's Birthday

Episode: 11

Whose Side Are You On?

Episode: 12

Choirboy

Episode: 13

On Call

Episode: 14

Blind Alley

Episode: 15

Season 8 ( 1976-09-08)

Not with a Bang...

Episode: 1

There's Always Tomorrow

Episode: 2

Say It with Flowers

Episode: 3

The Trojan Horse

Episode: 4

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Episode: 5

As Good Cooks Go...

Episode: 6

The Visitor

Episode: 7

Baked Beans

Episode: 8

The Climber

Episode: 9

At Risk

Episode: 10

Got Him!

Episode: 11

Just a Whisper?

Episode: 12

A Show in the Dark

Episode: 13

Communications

Episode: 14

Alarums and Excursions

Episode: 15
Nov 20, 1969 (en)
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Nov 20, 1969
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato 50%
Original Title Softly Softly: Task Force
en

Overview

Softly, Softly: Task Force is a police based drama series which ran on BBC 1 from 1969 to 1976. It was a revamp of Softly, Softly, itself a spin-off from Z-Cars. The change was made partly to coincide with the coming of colour broadcasting to the BBC's main channel BBC1. The programme was due to be called simply Task Force, but reluctant to sacrifice a much-loved brand the BBC compromised this so it became Softly, Softly: Task Force.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer