About this season
Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966. It centred around the work of regional crime squads, plain-clothes CID officers based in the fictional region of Wyvern, supposedly in the Bristol area of England.
Episodes (26)
1. Recovery
Aired 11 September 1969 • 50 min
DC Morgan receives information that a big art robbery will take place. The squad acts... but so does the thief.
2. Flash Point
Aired 18 September 1969 • 50 min
Barlow is enjoying a pint at the pub when Watt's girl friend, Dr. Jean Morrow, tells him about an old lady who has been brutally attacked for the sake of a few pounds. Jean's story shocks Barlow into involving the squad in immediate action.
3. In At the Death
Aired 25 September 1969 • 50 min
When the head of a successful firm dies there is always someone waiting to step into his shoes. In this case the dead man's business venture is believed to be crooked and DS Hawkins is closely concerned as to who will fill his place.
4. Error of Judgement
Aired 2 October 1969 • 50 min
A race meeting at Chepstow; and incompetent amateur pilot; a lonely field near Wyvern; why is Barlow interested in these three things? Who is it that Barlow wants to set a trap for? The answer lies in unfinished business from Barlow's past. Will he ever complete it?
5. Dead Aboard
Aired 9 October 1969 • 50 min
A prostitute is found murdered in a quiet backwater quay at Wyvern. Who is the killer? Barlow and his team make every effort to find out.
6. One Thing Leads To Another
Aired 16 October 1969 • 50 min
When Harry Hawkins and Barbara Allin visit a gambling joint it is not just for the purpose of spending their own money. Their main interest is in the easy money that flows, and the club owner, Dino Frankitt, who has the reputation of making HIS easy money in devious ways.
7. General Post
Aired 23 October 1969 • 50 min
When a crime occurs on the doorstep of Headquarters the local force thinks it's funny. But Barlow is not amused. He is aware the incident could be a prelude to a much bigger crime - but what? And why is John Watt even less amused than Barlow?
8. Wild Goose
Aired 30 October 1969 • 50 min
What is a criminal like Jack Carter doing in Wyvern? Barlow hopes to find out by surveillance and is furious when Digby inadvertently makes the squad's interest apparent.
9. We Shall Miss You
Aired 6 November 1969 • 50 min
Barlow and watt travel to Thamesford and back - but not together - in pursuit of important changes in their careers. While they wait to hear the results of their journeys they join forces again in pursuit of one more criminal.
10. Write Off
Aired 13 November 1969 • 50 min
Why is DS Allin so interested in the leisure activities of the elite of Wyvern? And why does a car involved in a minor accident unaccountably burst into flames? The subsequent enquiries are not to Watt's liking.
11. Arrival
Aired 20 November 1969 • 50 min
Barlow's first day at Thamesford is rounded off with a telephone call that involves him in his first major investigation as head of C.I.D.
12. Exercise
Aired 27 November 1969 • 50 min
13. Diversion
Aired 4 December 1969 • 50 min
Routine enquiries into a series of minor break-ins become a major hunt for a dangerous criminal.
14. The Spoilt Ones
Aired 11 December 1969 • 50 min
15. To Protect The Innocent
Aired 18 December 1969 • 50 min
16. Any Other Night
Aired 1 January 1970 • 50 min
17. The Aggro Boy
Aired 8 January 1970 • 50 min
18. Standing Orders
Aired 15 January 1970 • 50 min
19. Private Mischief
Aired 22 January 1970 • 50 min
A worried barman asks John Watt why a detective constable is asking questions about him. Watt makes some alarming discoveries about the constable in question.
20. Open And Shut
Aired 29 January 1970 • 50 min
21. Sprats And Mackerels
Aired 5 February 1970 • 50 min
A whisper from the north of England leads the Task Force to Eastcote Docks. A domestic dispute takes them to the nearby caravan site at Bathgate. But what is the link between the two incidents?
22. Like Any Other Friday
Aired 12 February 1970 • 50 min
Barlow is pursuing the hint of an armed robbery. Hawkins and Jackson are tackling another in a series of Thursday night thefts. But there is something different about this particular Friday.
23. Power Of The Press
Aired 19 February 1970 • 50 min
24. Trust A Woman
Aired 26 February 1970 • 50 min
25. The Hermit
Aired 5 March 1970 • 50 min
26. Escort
Aired 12 March 1970 • 50 min