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"Softly Softly" (1966)
3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
A posh continuation of Z Cars, 28 July 2005
Author: Sulla-2 from United Kingdom
This was a very popular series in the late 60's and early 70's set in the mythical area of Wyvern ( Possibly the Bristol area ). It features the work of a Regional Crime Squad. Initially the two Stars were Stratford Johns as Charlie Barlow and Frank Windsor as John Watt. Barlow was a Detective Chief inspector in Z cars but on transfer to the Regional Crime Squad he is now Detective Chief Superintent. Watt is also promoted on transfer to Detective Inspector and by the time the programme ends he is also a Detective Chief Superintendent. This was presented as the 'Bee Knees', being a perfect example of how the modern Police Force operates. I found it very clichéd, with the lower ranks portrayed in a very wooden fashion. Garfield Morgan, as a Detective Chief Inspector, had an excellent rehearsal for his role in the Sweeney, 10 years later.
4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful :-
Softly Softly, 3 February 2007
Author: medway-3 from Australia
Actually filmed in Kent around the Medway Towns. How do I know, came home to Prospect Row Chatham after school one afternoon to find the place overrun with cops & cameras. Found out they weren't real cops & my Mother was giving coffee to a cop with a dog (Snow? > the cop not the dog). All I know is the dog was nice & he hated dogs, he was scared of them. After that got used to them being around the place. Would love to see some photos or shots of the series as they filmed around my home.
I now have to waffle as this dumb system says I have to submit a minimum of 10 lines.
Enjoyed Softly Softly Task Force as well as the original Z Cars.
2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
Watched one episode, 17 December 2007
Author: yorimevets-2 from United States
Sunday night on the Auntie Beeb. Just another hackneyed cop show churned out to show that the British government could outdo the Americans in the crime drama department. The lower budget show Z Cars -- presumably its predecessor, since they re-cycled actors -- was way grittier and routinely featured the rozzers bitch slapping stroppy tarts in roadside cafes. There was something about the accent used by the lead dick that simply screamed "bad actor." However, since it was filmed around Maidstone it was popular at my school, but I refused to get into it.
This lame act had to compete with the sophisticated spy show Rat Catchers on ITV, and I made my choice early on in the game. Since I lived with my grandmother who loathed the filth, the choice was a no-brainer.
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