▁to ▁work ▁on ▁special ▁cases ▁( this ▁became ▁the ▁series ▁Bar low ▁at ▁Lar ge ). ▁This ▁left ▁the ▁way ▁clear ▁for ▁W att ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁Bar low ' s ▁shadow ▁and ▁take ▁command ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁right , ▁with ▁the ▁reliable ▁assistance ▁of ▁Haw kins . ▁Reg ular s ▁included ▁Ter ence ▁R ig by ▁as ▁PC ▁Snow ▁( the ▁dog ▁handler , ▁with ▁his ▁dogs ▁In ky ▁and ▁Rad ar ), ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁Mer ed ith ▁( S gt ▁Evans ) ▁and ▁Walter ▁Got ell ▁( Ch ief ▁Con . ▁C ull en ). ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁look ▁rather ▁dated ▁and ▁d rab ▁alongside ▁the ▁new ▁dynamic ▁series ▁appearing ▁on ▁I TV ▁( such ▁as ▁The ▁S ween ey ). ▁With ▁its ▁increasing ▁reli ance ▁on ▁police ▁proced ural ▁issues ▁and ▁s que ak y - clean ▁officers ▁( with ▁the ▁odd ▁' rott en ▁apple ' ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁condem n ), ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁look ▁as ▁st iff ▁as ▁D ixon ▁of ▁D ock ▁Green ▁had ▁when ▁its ▁for er un ner ▁Z - C ars ▁had ▁appeared ▁to ▁blow ▁away ▁the ▁c ob web s . ▁The ▁final ▁series ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁theme ▁t une ▁and ▁some ▁new ▁characters , ▁but ▁the ▁series ▁had ▁had ▁its ▁day ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁far ▁cry ▁from ▁the ▁dynamic ▁and ▁ed gy ▁team ▁of ▁profession als ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁So ft ly , ▁So ft ly