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Softly, Softly

Seen it?

1966 | 12 seasons | 50 min | Drama, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Better Call Saul or Blue Bloods, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
12 seasons and 269 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 224 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • A big time investment at 12 seasons.
  • Made in 1966: an older pace and style.

Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966. It centred around the work of regional crime squads, plain-clothes CID officers based in the fictional region of Wyvern, supposedly in the Bristol area of England.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Ran for 12 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 19K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up.

  1. Series 11966 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet
  2. Series 21966 · 31 episodes
    Not rated yet
  3. Series 31967 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet
  4. Series 41968 · 27 episodes
    Not rated yet
  5. Series 51969 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet
  6. Season 61970 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet
  7. Season 71971 · 26 episodes
    Not rated yet
  8. Season 81972 · 20 episodes
    Not rated yet
  9. Season 91973 · 18 episodes
    Not rated yet
  10. Season 101974 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
  11. Season 111975 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet
  12. Season 121976 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet

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Cast & crew

Created by Troy Kennedy Martin