The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch (1980)

Crime Drama

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 Air Date: 1980-04-11
  • Last Air Date: 1984-11-24
  • Total Seasons: 5
  • Total Episodes: 56
  • Episode Runtime: 50 min.
  • Network: ITV1
  • Creator: Terence Feely

Where to Watch The Gentle Touch Online

You can now watch The Gentle Touch online on the following streaming providers in the United States.


    • Seasons

    • Season 1

      7 Episodes

    • Season 2

      10 Episodes

    • Season 3

      13 Episodes

    • Season 4

      13 Episodes

    • Season 5

      13 Episodes

    Trailer

    Cast

    • Jill Gascoine

      DI Maggie Forbes

    • William Marlowe

      DCI Bill Russell

    • Paul Moriarty

      DS Jake Barratt

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