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The Gentle Touch

TV Series 1980 TMDB 7.2/10 Ended

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.

The Gentle Touch is a TV series first shown in 1980. TMDB lists 5 seasons and 56 episodes for this title. Status: Ended. Genres: Crime, Drama. TMDB score 7.2/10 from 8 votes.

5Seasons
56Episodes
50mEpisode runtime
8TMDB votes
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Title details

Type
TV Series
Original title
The Gentle Touch
Release year
1980
First air date
April 11, 1980
Last air date
November 24, 1984
Status
Ended
Seasons
5
Episodes
56
Episode runtime
50 minutes
Genres
Crime, Drama
Networks
ITV1
Production companies
ITV, LWT
TMDB rating
7.2/10 (8 votes)
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Official trailer

The gentle touch opening titles 1984

Seasons

S1 Series 1 · 1980 7 ep
S2 Series 2 · 1980 10 ep
S3 Series 3 · 1981 13 ep
S4 Series 4 · 1982 13 ep
S5 Series 5 · 1984 13 ep

Cast

Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

DI Maggie Forbes

William Marlowe

William Marlowe

DCI Bill Russell

Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

DS Jake Barratt

Characters

  • DI Maggie Forbes voiced by Jill Gascoine
  • DCI Bill Russell voiced by William Marlowe
  • DS Jake Barratt voiced by Paul Moriarty

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