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TV series

The Gentle Touch

1980•5 seasons•56 episodes•★ 7.2

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.

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Overview

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.

Series details

First air date: 1980
Last air date: 1984
Status: Ended
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 56
Episode runtime: 50 min
Genres: Crime, Drama
Original language: EN
Origin country: GB
Networks: ITV1
Created by: Terence Feely
Production: ITV, LWT

Cast

Portrait of Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

DI Maggie Forbes

Portrait of William Marlowe

William Marlowe

DCI Bill Russell

Portrait of Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

DS Jake Barratt

Portrait of Art Malik

Art Malik

Cast member

Portrait of Leslie Ash

Leslie Ash

Cast member

Portrait of Catherine Schell

Catherine Schell

Cast member

Seasons

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Series 1

1980

7 episodes

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Series 2

1980

10 episodes

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Series 3

1981

13 episodes

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The gentle touch opening titles 1984•Opening Credits

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Judy Loe

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Charlotte Mitchell

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Peter Cellier

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Series 4

1982

13 episodes

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Series 5

1984

13 episodes