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.
Softly Softly: Task Force (Season 4)
Spit and Polish (Episode 1)
Air date: 1972-09-13
Killer (Episode 2)
Air date: 1972-09-20
Surveillance (Episode 3)
Air date: 1972-09-27
Dog Eat Dog (Episode 4)
Air date: 1972-10-04
Bank Rate (Episode 5)
Air date: 1972-10-11
On the Third Day (Episode 6)
Air date: 1972-10-18
The Witness (Episode 7)
Air date: 1972-10-25
Run for your Money (Episode 8)
Air date: 1972-11-01
New Broom (Episode 9)
Air date: 1972-11-08
Paper Chase (Episode 10)
Air date: 1972-11-15
Overview: 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.
Welcome to the Club (Episode 11)
Air date: 1972-11-22
Justice (Episode 12)
Air date: 1972-11-29
Conversion (Episode 13)
Air date: 1972-12-06
Needle (Episode 14)
Air date: 1972-12-13
Overview: 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.
Execution (Episode 15)
Air date: 1972-12-20
Time-Table (Episode 16)
Air date: 1973-01-03
Conspiracy (Episode 17)
Air date: 1973-01-10
Money for Sale (Episode 18)
Air date: 1973-01-17
For Love or Money (Episode 19)
Air date: 1973-01-24
Little Acorns (Episode 20)
Air date: 1973-01-31
