The Gentle Touch

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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First aired

11 Apr 1980

Seasons

5

Episodes

56

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Last aired

24 Nov 1984

Genres

• Crime
• Drama

Status

Ended

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Network

ITV1

Episode runtime

50 min

Countries

• GB

Original language

en

Original title

The Gentle Touch

Creators

TFTerence Feely

Cast

Jill Gascoineas DI Maggie ForbesWilliam Marloweas DCI Bill RussellPaul Moriartyas DS Jake BarrattArt MalikLeslie AshCatherine SchellHugh CrossJudy LoeDavid DakerCharlotte Mitchell

Writers

RMRoger MarshallTFTerence FeelyBFBrian FinchTHTony HoarePHPat Hooker

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