Softly Softly: Task Force Slip of the Tongue (Season 5, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Softly Softly: Task Force

Slip of the Tongue (Season 5, Episode 11)

TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Two professional criminals break into a canning factory but take along petty thief Terry Johnson. When the three are arrested Johnson only gets probation which makes Hawkins suspicious.

Director

Gilchrist Calder

Writers

Elwyn Jones (format creator) | Tony Parker

Producer

Leonard Lewis

Production Designer

Richard Wilmot

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Updated Nov 21, 1973

Release date

Nov 21, 1973 (United Kingdom)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Windsor Det. Chief Supt. Watt Det. Chief Supt. Watt See fewer	A for Andromeda (1961)
Norman Bowler Det. Chief Insp. Hawkins Det. Chief Insp. Hawkins See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
David Lloyd Meredith Det. Sgt. Evans Det. Sgt. Evans See fewer	Henry V (1989)
Grahame Mallard PC Nesbitt PC Nesbitt See fewer	Target (1977)
Joseph Blatchley Terry Johnson Terry Johnson See fewer	The Flight of the Heron (1976)
Gabrielle Lloyd Carol Smith Carol Smith See fewer	The Great Train Robbery (1978)
Elizabeth Power Jane Maxwell Jane Maxwell See fewer	Tale of the Mummy (1998)
Oliver Smith Neil Fisher Neil Fisher See fewer	Hellraiser (1987)
Alan Ford Tommy Buckley Tommy Buckley See fewer	Snatch (2000)
Barry Linehan Jack Barker Jack Barker See fewer	The Andromeda Breakthrough (1962)
Anthony Nicholls Judge Judge See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Godfrey Jackman Bonner Bonner See fewer	Melissa (1974)
Mark Johnson Tomlinson Tomlinson See fewer	The Thin Red Line (1964)
Patrick Milner Police Constable (uncredited) Police Constable (uncredited) See fewer	The Black Tulip (1956)
Stuart Myers Pub Patron (uncredited) Pub Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Sensitive Skin (2005)
Charles Rayford Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	Scum (1979)