Barlow 53 years old
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.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Donald Sumpter He was 28 , now 81 years old | |
| Lesley Manville She was 15 , now 68 years old | |
| Philip Stone He was 47 , 79 years old when he died | |
| Dolf de Vries He was 34 , now 87 years old | |
| Tom Conti He was 29 , now 83 years old | |
| Leslie Schofield She was 32 , now 86 years old | |
| Martin Shaw He was 26 , now 79 years old | |
| Peter Sallis He was 50 , 96 years old when he died | |
| Anthony Ainley He was 39 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Billy Murray He was 94 , 77 years old when he died | as Culver |
| Ronald Hines He was 42 , 87 years old when he died | |
| John Franklyn-Robbins He was 46 , 84 years old when he died | |
| Hector Ross He was 57 , 66 years old when he died | |
| Rosamund Greenwood She was 64 , 89 years old when she died | |
| Charles Farrell He was 70 , 88 years old when he died | as Solly Rose |
| Alex Scott She was 13 , 30 years old when she died | |
| Tracy Reed She was 28 , 69 years old when she died | |
| Trevor Peacock He was 40 , now 93 years old | |
| Peter Jeffrey He was 42 , 70 years old when he died | |
| Ray McAnally He was 45 , 63 years old when he died | |
| Frederick Jaeger He was 43 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Arthur English He was 52 , 75 years old when he died | |
| Stratford Johns He was 45 , 76 years old when he died | |
| Ray Barrett He was 44 , 82 years old when he died | |
| Lockwood West He was 66 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Tony Melody He was 48 , 85 years old when he died | |
| David Leland He was 24 , 1 years old when he died | |
| Henri Szeps He was 27 , now 81 years old | |
| Allan Cuthbertson He was 51 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Timothy Bateson He was 45 , 83 years old when he died | |
| Olu Jacobs He was 29 , now 82 years old | |
| John Ringham He was 43 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Ray Jewers He was 25 , 47 years old when he died | |
| Derek Newark He was 38 , 65 years old when he died | |
| Hugh Burden He was 58 , 72 years old when he died | |
| Philip Madoc He was 37 , 77 years old when he died | |
| Ronald Radd He was 42 , 47 years old when he died | |
| Beth Morris She was 22 , 68 years old when she died | |
| Jennifer Daniel She was 35 , 81 years old when she died | |
| John Harvey He was 60 , 71 years old when he died | |
| John Arnatt He was 54 , 82 years old when he died | |
| Norman Beaton He was 36 , 60 years old when he died | |
| Aubrey Richards He was 51 , 79 years old when he died | |
| David Lodge He was 36 , 68 years old when he died | |
| Bernard Kay He was 43 , 86 years old when he died | |
| George A. Cooper He was 46 , 93 years old when he died | |
| Victor Beaumont He was 58 , 64 years old when he died | |
| Nicola Pagett She was 26 , now 79 years old | |
| John Abineri He was 43 , 72 years old when he died | |
| Jim McManus He was 28 , now 24 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Brian Hayles Writing He was 41 , 48 years old when he died | Writer |
| Simon Langton Directing He was 29 , now 83 years old | Director |
| James Doran Production | Executive Producer |
| James Doran Writing | Writer |
Barlow (53 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1971-09-15
- Runtime: [50] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 29