The Gentle Touch

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The Gentle Touch

CrimeDrama

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.

Apr 11, 19805 seasons56 episodesEndedEN

Cast spotlight

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Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

DI Maggie Forbes

William Marlowe

William Marlowe

DCI Bill Russell

Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

DS Jake Barratt

Seasons

Series 1

Series 1

7 episodes

Premiered Apr 10, 1980

Series 2

Series 2

10 episodes

Premiered Sep 4, 1980

Series 3

Series 3

13 episodes

Premiered Nov 5, 1981

Series 4

Series 4

13 episodes

Premiered Oct 21, 1982

Series 5

Series 5

13 episodes

Premiered Aug 31, 1984

Episodes

1–6 of 7

Killers (1)

Recoil (2)

Help

Shock

Maggie is assigned to investigate the death of a woman discovered in a love nest.

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Rogue

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Where to watch

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Networks

ITV1

GB

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