The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch (1980-1984)
Seasons: 5, episodes: 56
Episode runtime: 50 min
Average rating: 6.6/10 364
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Production
Premiere
Last episode
Status
Completed
Creators
Terence Feely
Scenario
Roger Marshall
Producer
Michael Verney-Elliott
Actors
Photo Jill Gascoine
Jill Gascoine
DI Maggie Forbes
Photo William Marlowe
William Marlowe
DCI Bill Russell
Photo Paul Moriarty
Paul Moriarty
DS Jake Barratt
Photo Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
James
Photo Harold Kasket
Harold Kasket
Mr Solomon
Photo Paul Angelis
Paul Angelis
Phil Wogan
Photo Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
Ivor Stocker
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Short description

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.

Seasons

SeasonEpisodesRelease dateRating
Series 1
Series 1
7 1980-04-10 —
Series 2
Series 2
10 1980-09-04 —
Series 3
Series 3
13 1981-11-05 —
Series 4
Series 4
13 1982-10-21 —
Series 5
Series 5
13 1984-08-31 —

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