Scotch woodcock Scotch woodcock Scotch woodcock is a British savoury dish consisting of creamy, lightly-scrambled eggs served on toast that has been spread with anchovy paste or Gentleman's Relish, and sometimes topped with chopped herbs and black pepper. It is most often served as an hors d'oeuvre. Scotch woodcock was served in the refreshment rooms of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as late as 1949. It was also served historically at the colleges of the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford and it continues to be served at the Oxford and Cambridge Club as an alternative to
Softly, Softly: Taskforce Softly, Softly: Taskforce Softly, Softly: Task Force is a police based drama series which ran on BBC 1 from 1969 to 1976. It was a revamp of "Softly, Softly", itself a spin-off from "Z-Cars". The change was made partly to coincide with the coming of colour broadcasting to the BBC's main channel BBC1. The programme was due to be called simply "Task Force", but reluctant to sacrifice a much-loved brand the BBC compromised this so it became "Softly, Softly: Task Force". At the end of "Softly Softly", the main characters – Detective Chief Superintendent Barlow (Stratford Johns) and Detective Inspector