The Gentle Touch 1980
★ 7.2/10 CrimeDrama 5 seasons · 56 eps Ended
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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.
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Cast
Jill Gascoine
DI Maggie Forbes
William Marlowe
DCI Bill Russell
Paul Moriarty
DS Jake Barratt
Brian Gwaspari
DI Bob Croft
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Nigel Rathbone
Steve Forbes
Derek Thompson
DS Jimmy Fenton ☻
Kevin O'Shea
DS Peter Phillips ☻
James Ottaway
George Taylor
Bernard Holley
DI Mike Turnbull
Michael Graham Cox
DI Jack Slater ☻
Ben Thomas
Eskimo
Michael Cronin
Sgt Dave Bryant Episode guide
Season 1 · 7 episodes
- E1 Killers (1) Apr 11, 1980
- E2 Recoil (2) Apr 18, 1980
- E3 Help Apr 25, 1980
- E4 Shock May 2, 1980
- E5 Blade May 9, 1980
- E6 Rogue May 16, 1980
- E7 Melody May 23, 1980
Season 2 · 10 episodes
- E1 Something Blue Sep 5, 1980
- E2 Decoy Sep 12, 1980
- E3 Break-In Sep 19, 1980
- E4 Menaces Sep 26, 1980
- E5 Hammer Oct 3, 1980
- E6 Chance Oct 10, 1980
- E7 Loyalties Oct 17, 1980
- E8 Maggie's Luck Oct 24, 1980
- E9 Shame Oct 31, 1980
- E10 The Ring Nov 7, 1980
Season 3 · 13 episodes
- E1 Gifts Nov 6, 1981
- E2 Doubt Nov 13, 1981
- E3 The Hit Nov 20, 1981
- E4 Scapegoat Nov 27, 1981
- E5 Knife Dec 4, 1981
- E6 Protection Dec 11, 1981
- E7 Paint It Black Dec 18, 1981
- E8 Affray Jan 1, 1982
- E9 Black Fox, White Vixen Jan 8, 1982
- E10 One of Those Days Jan 15, 1982
- E11 Vigil Jan 22, 1982
- E12 Damage Jan 29, 1982
- E13 Solution Feb 5, 1982
Season 4 · 13 episodes
- E1 Right of Entry Oct 22, 1982
- E2 Be Lucky Uncle Oct 29, 1982
- E3 Cause and Effect Nov 5, 1982
- E4 Auctions Nov 12, 1982
- E5 Danny Nov 19, 1982
- E6 Victims Nov 26, 1982
- E7 The Meat Rack Dec 3, 1982
- E8 Joker Dec 10, 1982
- E9 Tough, Mrs. Rudge Dec 17, 1982
- E10 Private Views Jan 7, 1983
- E11 Pressures Jan 14, 1983
- E12 Weekend Jan 21, 1983
- E13 Who's Afraid of Josie Tate? Jan 28, 1983
Season 5 · 13 episodes
- E1 Finders, Keepers (1) Sep 1, 1984
- E2 Losers, Weepers (2) Sep 8, 1984
- E3 Do It Yourself Sep 15, 1984
- E4 The Conference Sep 22, 1984
- E5 The Good, the Bad and the Rest Sep 29, 1984
- E6 Mad Dog Oct 6, 1984
- E7 Wise Child Oct 13, 1984
- E8 Appearances Can Be Deceptive Oct 20, 1984
- E9 Secrets Oct 27, 1984
- E10 Fox and Hounds Nov 3, 1984
- E11 Cure Nov 10, 1984
- E12 A Woman's Word Nov 17, 1984
- E13 Exit Laughing Nov 24, 1984