The Gentle Touch (1980)

Season 5

The Gentle Touch

Subtitles for: The Gentle Touch (1980)

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.

Rate★ 7.2/10 (8 votes)
GenreCrimeDrama
Duration50 min/ep
CountryGB
Release11 Apr 1980
LanguageEN
DirectorTerence Feely
Keywordslondon, englandwidowsexismsocial commentarysingle motherfemale police officerlaw enforcementpolice proceduralmurder of husband
IMDbtt0083420 ↗
TypeTV Series Ended

Cast

👤
Jill GascoineDI Maggie Forbes
👤
William MarloweDCI Bill Russell
👤
Paul MoriartyDS Jake Barratt

Season 5 Episodes

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1
Finders, Keepers (1)
1984-09-01
2
Losers, Weepers (2)
1984-09-08
3
Do It Yourself
1984-09-15
4
The Conference
1984-09-22
5
The Good, the Bad and the Rest
1984-09-29
6
Mad Dog
1984-10-06
7
Wise Child
1984-10-13
8
Appearances Can Be Deceptive
1984-10-20
9
Secrets
1984-10-27
10
Fox and Hounds
1984-11-03
11
Cure
1984-11-10
12
A Woman's Word
1984-11-17
13
Exit Laughing
1984-11-24