NaN/100 votes#1 - Recovery
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1969
DC Morgan receives information that a big art robbery will take place. The squad acts... but so does the thief.
Director: Leonard Lewis
Writer: Elwyn Jones
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#2 - Flash Point
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1969
Barlow is enjoying a pint at the pub when Watt's girl friend, Dr. Jean Morrow, tells him about an old lady who has been brutally attacked for the sake of a few pounds. Jean's story shocks Barlow into involving the squad in immediate action.
Director: Peter Cregeen
Writer: Allan Prior
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#3 - In At the Death
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1969
When the head of a successful firm dies there is always someone waiting to step into his shoes. In this case the dead man's business venture is believed to be crooked and DS Hawkins is closely concerned as to who will fill his place.
Director: Vere Lorrimer
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Error of Judgement
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1969
A race meeting at Chepstow; and incompetent amateur pilot; a lonely field near Wyvern; why is Barlow interested in these three things? Who is it that Barlow wants to set a trap for? The answer lies in unfinished business from Barlow's past. Will he ever complete it?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#5 - Dead Aboard
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1969
A prostitute is found murdered in a quiet backwater quay at Wyvern. Who is the killer? Barlow and his team make every effort to find out.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elwyn Jones
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#6 - One Thing Leads To Another
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1969
When Harry Hawkins and Barbara Allin visit a gambling joint it is not just for the purpose of spending their own money. Their main interest is in the easy money that flows, and the club owner, Dino Frankitt, who has the reputation of making HIS easy money in devious ways.
Director: N/A
Writer: Allan Prior
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - General Post
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/1969
When a crime occurs on the doorstep of Headquarters the local force thinks it's funny. But Barlow is not amused. He is aware the incident could be a prelude to a much bigger crime - but what? And why is John Watt even less amused than Barlow?
Director: Vere Lorrimer
Writer: Elwyn Jones
- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Wild Goose
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/1969
What is a criminal like Jack Carter doing in Wyvern? Barlow hopes to find out by surveillance and is furious when Digby inadvertently makes the squad's interest apparent.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#9 - We Shall Miss You
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/6/1969
Barlow and watt travel to Thamesford and back - but not together - in pursuit of important changes in their careers. While they wait to hear the results of their journeys they join forces again in pursuit of one more criminal.
Director: David Sullivan Proudfoot
Writer: Elwyn Jones
- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Write Off
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1969
Why is DS Allin so interested in the leisure activities of the elite of Wyvern? And why does a car involved in a minor accident unaccountably burst into flames? The subsequent enquiries are not to Watt's liking.
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Plater
- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Arrival
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1969
Barlow's first day at Thamesford is rounded off with a telephone call that involves him in his first major investigation as head of C.I.D.
Director: Peter Cregeen
Writer: Elwyn Jones
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Exercise
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/27/1969
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Director: N/A
Writer: Elwyn Jones
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Diversion
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/1969
Routine enquiries into a series of minor break-ins become a major hunt for a dangerous criminal.
Director: Vere Lorrimer
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#14 - The Spoilt Ones
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/11/1969
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Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#15 - To Protect The Innocent
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/18/1969
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#16 - Any Other Night
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/1/1970
No description available
Director: Peter Cregeen
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Aggro Boy
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/8/1970
No description available
Director: Vere Lorrimer
Writer: Allan Prior
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Standing Orders
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/15/1970
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Alan Plater
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Private Mischief
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/22/1970
A worried barman asks John Watt why a detective constable is asking questions about him. Watt makes some alarming discoveries about the constable in question.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elwyn Jones
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#20 - Open And Shut
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/29/1970
No description available
Director: Frank Cox
Writer: Allan Prior
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Sprats And Mackerels
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/5/1970
A whisper from the north of England leads the Task Force to Eastcote Docks. A domestic dispute takes them to the nearby caravan site at Bathgate. But what is the link between the two incidents?
Director: Peter Cregeen
Writer: Elwyn Jones
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Like Any Other Friday
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/12/1970
Barlow is pursuing the hint of an armed robbery. Hawkins and Jackson are tackling another in a series of Thursday night thefts. But there is something different about this particular Friday.
Director: Vere Lorrimer
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Power Of The Press
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/19/1970
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: Elwyn Jones
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Trust A Woman
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/26/1970
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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#25 - The Hermit
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/5/1970
No description available
Director: Michael Simpson
Writer: Allan Prior
The Best Episodes of Softly, Softly Season 5
Every episode of Softly, Softly Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Softly, Softly Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Recovery" is the best rated episode of "Softly, Softly" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Leonard Lewis and written by Elwyn Jones, it aired on 9/11/1969. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Flash Point".