Softly, Softly Season 5, Episode 2: Flash Point

Recovery

DC Morgan receives information that a big art robbery will take place. The squad acts... but so does the thief.

50 min

In At the Death

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.

50 min

Error of Judgement

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?

50 min

Dead Aboard

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.

50 min

One Thing Leads To Another

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.

50 min

General Post

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?

50 min

Wild Goose

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.

50 min

We Shall Miss You

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.

50 min

Write Off

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.

50 min

Arrival

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.

50 min

Exercise

50 min

Diversion

Routine enquiries into a series of minor break-ins become a major hunt for a dangerous criminal.

50 min

The Spoilt Ones

50 min

To Protect The Innocent

50 min

Any Other Night

50 min

The Aggro Boy

50 min

Standing Orders

50 min

Private Mischief

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.

50 min

Open And Shut

50 min

Sprats And Mackerels

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?

50 min

Like Any Other Friday

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.

50 min

Power Of The Press

50 min

Trust A Woman

50 min

The Hermit

50 min

Escort

50 min