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The Gentle Touch

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Plot

The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of the similarly themed BBC series Juliet Bravo by four months.

Cast

Jill Gascoine as Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes
Jill Gascoine

as Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes

Derek Thompson as Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton
Derek Thompson

as Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton

William Marlowe as Det. Chief Insp. Russell
William Marlowe

as Det. Chief Insp. Russell

Kevin O'Shea as Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips
Kevin O'Shea

as Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips

Nigel Rathbone as Steve Forbes
Nigel Rathbone

as Steve Forbes

Peter Spraggon as Station Officer
Peter Spraggon

as Station Officer

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • April 11, 1980

Last Aired Date

  • November 24, 1984

Production Companies

    Type

    • Scripted

    Number of Season

    • 5

    Number of Episodes

    • 56

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