CinemaOSSeries · 1980–1984 · 5 Seasons

The Gentle Touch

72%(8)IMDbCrimeDrama

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.

Created byTerence Feely

Play
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
April 11, 1980
Last aired
November 24, 1984
Seasons
5
Episodes
56
Network
ITV1

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

DI Maggie Forbes

William Marlowe

William Marlowe

DCI Bill Russell

Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

DS Jake Barratt

Creative team
Created by
Terence Feely
Showrunner
Nick Elliott
Produced by
Michael Verney-Elliott

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