Series · Crime, Drama
The Gentle Touch (1980)Season 5
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.
- Creator
- Terence Feely
- Writers
- Roger Marshall, Terence Feely, Brian Finch
- Network
- ITV1
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- April 11, 1980
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Jill GascoineDI Maggie Forbes
William MarloweDCI Bill Russell
Paul MoriartyDS Jake Barratt
Brian GwaspariDI Bob Croft- Nigel RathboneSteve Forbes
Derek ThompsonDS Jimmy Fenton- Kevin O'SheaDS Peter Phillips
- James OttawayGeorge Taylor
Bernard HolleyDI Mike Turnbull
Michael Graham CoxDI Jack Slater- Ben ThomasEskimo
Michael CroninSgt Dave Bryant- Pamela BuchnerMrs Janie Russell
- Jean HastingsWPC Evans
- Peter SpraggonStation Officer
Avis BunnageAuntie Win- Hazel ClyneMaisie
George SewellDave Connally- Maev AlexanderWPC Sandra Williams
Ray Lonnen
Episodes
0/13 watched- Episode 1: Finders, Keepers (1)Sep 1, 1984
- Episode 2: Losers, Weepers (2)Sep 8, 1984
- Episode 3: Do It YourselfSep 15, 1984
- Episode 4: The ConferenceSep 22, 1984
- Episode 5: The Good, the Bad and the RestSep 29, 1984
- Episode 6: Mad DogOct 6, 1984
- Episode 7: Wise ChildOct 13, 1984
- Episode 8: Appearances Can Be DeceptiveOct 20, 1984
- Episode 9: SecretsOct 27, 1984
- Episode 10: Fox and HoundsNov 3, 1984
- Episode 11: CureNov 10, 1984
- Episode 12: A Woman's WordNov 17, 1984
- Episode 13: Exit LaughingNov 24, 1984
