The Gentle Touch

Synopsis

The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of the similarly themed BBC series Juliet Bravo by four months.

First Air Date: 1980-04-11

Last Air Date: 1984-11-24

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 56

Created By: Terence Feely

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Jill Gascoine as Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes
Derek Thompson as Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton
William Marlowe as Det. Chief Insp. Russell
Nigel Rathbone as Steve Forbes
Peter Spraggon as Station Officer
Brian Gwaspari as Det. Insp. Bob Croft
Paul Moriarty as Detective Sergeant Jake Barrett
Kevin O'Shea as Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips
Bernard Holley as N/A
Michael Graham Cox as Det. Insp. Jack Slater

Seasons

Season 1 (1980) - (7 Episodes)

Season 2 (1980) - (10 Episodes)

Season 3 (1981) - (13 Episodes)

Season 4 (1982) - (13 Episodes)

Season 5 (1984) - (13 Episodes)

Season 1 (1980)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Killers (1) (1980-04-11)

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Ep. 2: Recoil (2) (1980-04-18)

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Ep. 3: Help (1980-04-25)

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Ep. 4: Shock (1980-05-02)

Maggie is assigned to investigate the death of a woman discovered in a love nest.
Ep. 5: Blade (1980-05-09)

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Ep. 6: Rogue (1980-05-16)

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Ep. 7: Melody (1980-05-23)

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