Barlow at Large is a British television programme broadcast in the 1970s, starring Stratford Johns in the title role. Johns had previously played Barlow in the Z-Cars, Softly, Softly and Softly, Softly: Taskforce series on BBC television during the 1960s and early 1970s. Barlow at Large began as a three-part self-contained spin-off from Softly, Softly: Taskforce in 1971 with Barlow co-opted by the home office to investigate police corruption in Wales. Johns left Softly, Softly for good in 1972, but returned for a further series of Barlow at Large in the following year, Barlow having gone on full-time secondment to the Home Office. This second series, rather than telling one story in serial form, as the 1971 series had, was instead ten 50-minute episodes, each with a self-contained story. In this series, Barlow was supported by Norman Comer as Detective Sergeant Rees, who had been helpful to him during the first series. He also had to deal with the political machinations of the senior civil servant Fenton. In 1974 the series was renamed Barlow and a further two series of eight episodes each followed, introducing the character of Detective Inspector Tucker, played by Derek Newark. The final episode was transmitted in February 1975. The Barlow character was seen again in the series Second Verdict in which he, along with his former colleague John Watt, looked into unsolved cases and unsafe convictions from history.
29 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1971
Rating
6.0/10
2 votes • HD
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Episodes
Episode 1 • Sep 15, 1971
Episode 2 • Sep 22, 1971
Episode 3 • Sep 29, 1971
Episode 1 • Feb 07, 1973
Barlow must find a young girl who has disappeared from London Airport.
Episode 2 • Feb 14, 1973
Fishing for a villain in Amsterdam, Barlow searches for the appropriate bait.
Episode 3 • Feb 21, 1973
Eddie Doyle is serving a life sentence for murder, but friends in The Potteries think the police may have moved too fast.
Episode 4 • Feb 28, 1973
A girl has been murdered in the West Country, and routine methods have failed to find her killer. What's needed is something different...
Episode 5 • Mar 07, 1973
Barlow investigates a racket using car ferries to export stolen vehicles.
Episode 6 • Mar 14, 1973
When a voice from the past brings Barlow information about a crime, he has to balance his new responsibilities at the Home Office against his detective's judgment.
Episode 1 • Jan 23, 1974
Barlow's involvement in the security arrangements for a number of big open-air pop festivals appears to be routine. But when things go wrong at least one chief constable is glad he's there.
Episode 2 • Jan 30, 1974
A prominent Jewish industrialist appears to have been kidnapped. Is it a hoax? Or is it the action of Arab guerillas - in which case what exactly do they want?
Episode 3 • Feb 06, 1974
Even on holiday in Italy Barlow manages to combine business with pleasure - which accounts for his knowledge of and interest in Etruscan art.
Episode 4 • Feb 13, 1974
Barlow is instructed to make discreet enquiries into the undesirable company being kept by a politician. In the process he meets up with an old adversary and decides, for once, to go it alone.
Episode 5 • Feb 20, 1974
A series of apparently unconnected explosions reveals a web of intrigue. Barlow's enquiries touch a raw nerve in high places and he takes a big personal risk.
Episode 6 • Feb 27, 1974
Episode 1 • Jan 08, 1975
Episode 2 • Jan 15, 1975
Episode 3 • Jan 22, 1975
Episode 4 • Jan 29, 1975
Episode 5 • Feb 05, 1975
Episode 6 • Feb 12, 1975
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