The Gentle Touch
161980•50m•7.2/10
CrimeDrama
Ratings
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7.2/10(8)
Notable as the first British series to feature a female police officer (predating Juliet Bravo by four months), Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes raises her teenage son while navigating a male-dominated police force following the murder of her police commissioner husband.
Production
ITV, LWT
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 11, 1980
Last Aired
November 24, 1984
Networks
ITV1
Created By
Terence Feely
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Killers (1)
Air date: 1980-04-11
E2
Recoil (2)
Air date: 1980-04-18
E3
Help
Air date: 1980-04-25
E4
Shock
Air date: 1980-05-02
Maggie is assigned to investigate the death of a woman discovered in a love nest.
E5
Blade
Air date: 1980-05-09
E6
Rogue
Air date: 1980-05-16
E7
Melody
Air date: 1980-05-23
Cast
Jill Gascoine
DI Maggie Forbes
William Marlowe
DCI Bill Russell
Paul Moriarty
DS Jake Barratt
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