Softly, Softly

Season 9

1973 · 18 episodes · 15h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Errors

   12 Sept 1973 · 50 min

2. 2

   2. Signed Off

   19 Sept 1973 · 50 min

   A policeman is missing. Is there anything sinister in his disappearance, or is there a simple explanation?

3. 3

   3. A Quiet Man

   26 Sept 1973 · 50 min

   A quiet morning: a milkman on his round in a residential street. But the peace is soon shattered.

4. 4

   4. No Way

   3 Oct 1973 · 50 min

5. 5

   5. No Life for a Woman

   10 Oct 1973 · 50 min

6. 6

   6. Twenty-Seven Pieces of Porcelain

   17 Oct 1973 · 50 min

   Watt thinks the piece of Wedgwood china he buys for his wife is expensive enough, until he has to investigate a theft.

7. 7

   7. Night-Watch

   24 Oct 1973 · 50 min

   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.

8. 8

   8. Catch As Catch Can

   31 Oct 1973 · 50 min

   Why is Hawkins preparing his latest operation behind closed doors? And why is he so interested in a small-time thief?

9. 9

   9. The Loudmouth

   7 Nov 1973 · 50 min

   John Watt receives a tip-off which he believes could lead him to a 'crime boss'.

10. 10

    10. Interrogation

    14 Nov 1973 · 50 min

11. 11

    11. Slip of the Tongue

    21 Nov 1973 · 50 min

    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. 12

    12. Trial

    28 Nov 1973 · 50 min

13. 13

    13. Skipper's Walk

    5 Dec 1973 · 50 min

    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. 14

    14. Cover

    12 Dec 1973 · 50 min

    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. 15

    15. Observation

    19 Dec 1973 · 50 min

16. 16

    16. Trouble-Maker

    2 Jan 1974 · 50 min

17. 17

    17. The Raider

    9 Jan 1974 · 50 min

    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. 18

    18. Victim

    16 Jan 1974 · 50 min