▁Number ▁One ▁Task ▁Force . ▁ ▁Although ▁there ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Number ▁Two ▁Task ▁Force ▁the ▁series ▁Cent res ▁on ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁Number ▁One ▁Task ▁Force ▁usually ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁' The ▁Task ▁Force .' ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁Bar low ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁copied ▁the ▁Task ▁Force ▁concept ▁from ▁the ▁real ▁life ▁Mer se ys ide ▁Police . ▁The ▁Task force ▁contains ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁C ID ▁and ▁uniform ▁personnel ▁and ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁resource ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁big ▁operations . ▁Though ▁at ▁times ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁roles ▁including ▁polic ing ▁a ▁football ▁match , ▁providing ▁security ▁for ▁a ▁visit ing ▁sen ator ▁and ▁respond ing ▁to ▁a ▁terror ist ▁incident ▁at ▁an ▁air port ▁there ▁they ▁are ▁mostly ▁shown ▁assist ing ▁Bar low ▁and ▁W att ▁to ▁solve ▁mur ders ▁and ▁other ▁cr imes . ▁This ▁C ID ▁bias ▁makes ▁most ▁episodes ▁quite ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁series . ▁▁ ▁The ▁stories ▁were ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁south - e astern ▁English ▁bor ough ▁of ▁King ley ▁( play ed ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ro chester ▁and ▁the ▁Med way ▁area ), ▁where ▁the ▁team ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁b ale ful ▁eye ▁of ▁Chief ▁Const able ▁C ull en ▁( W alter ▁Got ell ). ▁ ▁The ▁continu ing ▁story line ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁saw ▁Bar low ▁wid owed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁head h unted ▁by ▁the ▁Home ▁Office