The Gentle Touch
1980 · TV Series · 50 min
★ 6.8(8)unSUB Rating
Jill Gascoine stars as D.I. Maggie Forbes, British television's first female police detective, in this exciting drama series.
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Details
- Years
- 1980–1984
- Release date
- 1980-04-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 50 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (8 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- widow
- sexism
- social commentary
- single mother
- female police officer
- law enforcement
- police procedural
- murder of husband
Cast & crew
Jill Gascoine
as DI Maggie Forbes
William Marlowe
as DCI Bill Russell
Paul Moriarty
as DS Jake Barratt
Art Malik
Leslie Ash
Catherine Schell
Hugh Cross
Judy Loe
David Daker
Charlotte Mitchell
Directed by Gerald Blake, Carol Wiseman, Tony Wharmby +6 more
Episodes5 seasons · 56 episodes
Season 17 episodes
- S1E1Killers (1)
- S1E2Recoil (2)
- S1E3Help
- S1E4Shock
- S1E5Blade
- S1E6Rogue
- S1E7Melody
Season 210 episodes
- S2E1Something Blue
- S2E2Decoy
- S2E3Break-In
- S2E4Menaces
- S2E5Hammer
- S2E6Chance
- S2E7Loyalties
- S2E8Maggie's Luck
- S2E9Shame
- S2E10The Ring
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1Gifts
- S3E2Doubt
- S3E3The Hit
- S3E4Scapegoat
- S3E5Knife
- S3E6Protection
- S3E7Paint It Black
- S3E8Affray
- S3E9Black Fox, White Vixen
- S3E10One of Those Days
- S3E11Vigil
- S3E12Damage
- S3E13Solution
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1Right of Entry
- S4E2Be Lucky Uncle
- S4E3Cause and Effect
- S4E4Auctions
- S4E5Danny
- S4E6Victims
- S4E7The Meat Rack
- S4E8Joker
- S4E9Tough, Mrs. Rudge
- S4E10Private Views
- S4E11Pressures
- S4E12Weekend
- S4E13Who's Afraid of Josie Tate?
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1Finders, Keepers (1)
- S5E2Losers, Weepers (2)
- S5E3Do It Yourself
- S5E4The Conference
- S5E5The Good, the Bad and the Rest
- S5E6Mad Dog
- S5E7Wise Child
- S5E8Appearances Can Be Deceptive
- S5E9Secrets
- S5E10Fox and Hounds
- S5E11Cure
- S5E12A Woman's Word
- S5E13Exit Laughing