Barlow at Large

Barlow at Large (1971-1975) was a British police series with 29 episodes. DCS Charlie Barlow works in Whitehall as Assistant at the Research Services Branch, a Police Department that regional police forces helps to resolve difficult issues with Stratford Johns (known from Z-Cars) in the lead role.

Johns had previously played Barlow in the series Z-Cars, Softly, Softly and Softly, Softly: Taskforce on the BBC television in the years 1960 and early 1970. Barlow at Large began as a three-part production of Softly, Softly: taskforce in 1971 with Barlow as poltieman in Wales looking for corruption. Johns left Softly, Softly for good in 1972, but started a new series of Barlow at Large in the following year, in which Barlow seconded full-time was at the Home Office.