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| Softly, Softly: Task Force | |
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| Created by | Troy Kennedy Martin Elwyn Jones |
| Starring | Stratford Johns Frank Windsor Terence Rigby Norman Bowler Walter Gotell David Lloyd Meredith |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 149 |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 20 November 1969 – 15 December 1976 |
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Softly, Softly: Task Force is a police procedural 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.