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.
Showing Season 9 of 12
Season 9
1973
No overview available.
01. Errors
1973-09-12
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02. Signed Off
1973-09-19
A policeman is missing. Is there anything sinister in his disappearance, or is there a simple explanation?
03. A Quiet Man
1973-09-26
A quiet morning: a milkman on his round in a residential street. But the peace is soon shattered.
04. No Way
1973-10-03
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05. No Life for a Woman
1973-10-10
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06. Twenty-Seven Pieces of Porcelain
1973-10-17
Watt thinks the piece of Wedgwood china he buys for his wife is expensive enough, until he has to investigate a theft.
07. Night-Watch
1973-10-24
Snow and Nesbitt are enquiring into a crime which has happened. Evans is asking about a crime which may happen. John Watt is concentrating on the present.
08. Catch As Catch Can
1973-10-31
Why is Hawkins preparing his latest operation behind closed doors? And why is he so interested in a small-time thief?
09. The Loudmouth
1973-11-07
John Watt receives a tip-off which he believes could lead him to a 'crime boss'.
10. Interrogation
1973-11-14
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11. Slip of the Tongue
1973-11-21
Watt and Hawkins are baffled by a couple of crooks; Hawkins is angry with a probation officer and Evans is hurt by a brick. It's a dog's life being a policeman!
12. Trial
1973-11-28
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13. Skipper's Walk
1973-12-05
Hawkins takes his wife's dog for a walk one night. They meet a drunk who tells him a disturbing tale. Hawkins has to tell John Watt. Together they have to do a job hated by all policemen: looking into the private life of one of their own men.
14. Cover
1973-12-12
A barn is burned down. It could be arson, but the insurance is hardly worth claiming. And of course, fires do happen. But Evans is suspicious, and he goes in for a spot of bricklaying when the new barn is built.
15. Observation
1973-12-19
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16. Trouble-Maker
1974-01-02
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17. The Raider
1974-01-09
Jackie Warren is dangerous. He has escaped from jail and no-one knows where he is. Then a Post Office van is robbed in Kingley and Watt finds him on his own doorstep.
18. Victim
1974-01-16
No overview available.