The Gentle Touch

Name: The Gentle Touch
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Paul Moriarty

Ended 1980 5 seasons ITV1 United Kingdom 7.2 (8)

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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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5 seasons

Series 1

1980 · 7 episodes

1 1. Killers (1) Apr 11, 1980
2 2. Recoil (2) Apr 18, 1980
3 3. Help Apr 25, 1980
4 4. Shock May 2, 1980
5 5. Blade May 9, 1980
6 6. Rogue May 16, 1980
7 7. Melody May 23, 1980

Series 2

1980 · 10 episodes

1 1. Something Blue Sep 5, 1980
2 2. Decoy Sep 12, 1980
3 3. Break-In Sep 19, 1980
4 4. Menaces Sep 26, 1980
5 5. Hammer Oct 3, 1980
6 6. Chance Oct 10, 1980
7 7. Loyalties Oct 17, 1980
8 8. Maggie's Luck Oct 24, 1980
9 9. Shame Oct 31, 1980
10 10. The Ring Nov 7, 1980

Series 3

1981 · 13 episodes

1 1. Gifts Nov 6, 1981
2 2. Doubt Nov 13, 1981
3 3. The Hit Nov 20, 1981
4 4. Scapegoat Nov 27, 1981
5. Knife Dec 4, 1981
6 6. Protection Dec 11, 1981
7 7. Paint It Black Dec 18, 1981
8 8. Affray Jan 1, 1982
9 9. Black Fox, White Vixen Jan 8, 1982
10 10. One of Those Days Jan 15, 1982
11 11. Vigil Jan 22, 1982
12 12. Damage Jan 29, 1982
13 13. Solution Feb 5, 1982

Series 4

1982 · 13 episodes

1 1. Right of Entry Oct 22, 1982
2 2. Be Lucky Uncle Oct 29, 1982
3 3. Cause and Effect Nov 5, 1982
4 4. Auctions Nov 12, 1982
5 5. Danny Nov 19, 1982
6 6. Victims Nov 26, 1982
7 7. The Meat Rack Dec 3, 1982
8 8. Joker Dec 10, 1982
9 9. Tough, Mrs. Rudge Dec 17, 1982
10 10. Private Views Jan 7, 1983
11 11. Pressures Jan 14, 1983
12 12. Weekend Jan 21, 1983
13 13. Who's Afraid of Josie Tate? Jan 28, 1983

Series 5

1984 · 13 episodes

1 1. Finders, Keepers (1) Sep 1, 1984
2 2. Losers, Weepers (2) Sep 8, 1984
3 3. Do It Yourself Sep 15, 1984
4 4. The Conference Sep 22, 1984
5 5. The Good, the Bad and the Rest Sep 29, 1984
6 6. Mad Dog Oct 6, 1984
7 7. Wise Child Oct 13, 1984
8 8. Appearances Can Be Deceptive Oct 20, 1984
9 9. Secrets Oct 27, 1984
10 10. Fox and Hounds Nov 3, 1984
11 11. Cure Nov 10, 1984
12 12. A Woman's Word Nov 17, 1984
13 13. Exit Laughing Nov 24, 1984

First aired: April 11, 1980
Status: Ended
Network: ITV1
Seasons: 5
Genre: Crime, Drama
Creator: Terence Feely
Country: United Kingdom
Rating: 7.2 / 10

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