About this season
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.
Episodes (20)
1. Spit and Polish
Aired 13 September 1972
2. Killer
Aired 20 September 1972
3. Surveillance
Aired 27 September 1972
4. Dog Eat Dog
Aired 4 October 1972
5. Bank Rate
Aired 11 October 1972
6. On the Third Day
Aired 18 October 1972
7. The Witness
Aired 25 October 1972
8. Run for your Money
Aired 1 November 1972
9. New Broom
Aired 8 November 1972
10. Paper Chase
Aired 15 November 1972
A search is on for a couple who are flooding shops with fake one pound notes. Market stallholder Ben Fisher attempts to get his money back by using local dog track.
11. Welcome to the Club
Aired 22 November 1972
12. Justice
Aired 29 November 1972
13. Conversion
Aired 6 December 1972
14. Needle
Aired 13 December 1972
An unpopular prison warden is run down outside the prison gates. Watt believes he knows which prisoner was behind it but he has to find the driver.
15. Execution
Aired 20 December 1972
16. Time-Table
Aired 3 January 1973
17. Conspiracy
Aired 10 January 1973
18. Money for Sale
Aired 17 January 1973
19. For Love or Money
Aired 24 January 1973
20. Little Acorns
Aired 31 January 1973