▁applied ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Head ▁of ▁C ID ▁at ▁newly ▁formed ▁Th ames ford ▁Const ab ul ary . ▁The ▁fict ional ▁Th ames ford ▁Const ab ul ary ▁was ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁am alg am ations ▁carried ▁out ▁during ▁recent ▁re organisation ▁of ▁Brit ains ▁police ▁forces ▁and ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁force ▁in ▁Britain . ▁▁ ▁Bar low ▁is ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁role ▁which ▁though ▁more ▁pr estig ious ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁Th ames ford ▁Const ab ul ary ▁car ries ▁the ▁same ▁rank ▁( Ch ief ▁Super int endent ) ▁as ▁his ▁current ▁role ▁as ▁deput y ▁co - ordin ator ▁of ▁the ▁South west ▁Regional ▁Crime ▁Squad . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁for ▁a ▁deput y ▁head ▁of ▁C ID ▁and ▁W att ▁as ▁runner ▁up ▁is ▁appointed ▁gain ing ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Det ect ive ▁Super int endent . ▁Upon ▁arrival ▁in ▁Th ames ford ▁Bar low ▁recomm ends ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁two ▁task for ces . ▁These ▁are ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁W att ▁is ▁made ▁Task ▁Force ▁Commander ▁of ▁Number ▁One ▁Task ▁Force ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁deput y ▁head ▁of ▁C ID . ▁Harry ▁Haw kins ▁( N orm an ▁Bow ler ) ▁seen ▁a ▁Det ect ive ▁Serge ant ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁Regional ▁Crime ▁Squad ▁in ▁So ft ly ▁So ft ly ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁uniform ▁inspect or ▁at ▁Th ames ford ▁and ▁is ▁quickly ▁made ▁a ▁Det ect ive ▁Ins pect or ▁in