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The Gentle Touch

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About The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch is a drama and crime TV series that premiered on ITV1 on April 11, 1980. It has 5 seasons and 56 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 13 "Exit Laughing", aired on November 24, 1984.

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.

  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

56 episodes · 5 seasons

Series 1

1980 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 46 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. Melody

    Finale
  2. E6

    6. Rogue

  3. E5

    5. Blade

  4. E4

    4. Shock

    Maggie is assigned to investigate the death of a woman discovered in a love nest.

  5. E3

    3. Help

  6. E2

    2. Recoil (2)

  7. E1

    1. Killers (1)

Series 2

1980 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 46 years ago

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  1. E10

    10. The Ring

    Finale
  2. E9

    9. Shame

  3. E8

    8. Maggie's Luck

  4. E7

    7. Loyalties

  5. E6

    6. Chance

    Det.-Insp. Maggie Forbes spends a frustrating day at the law courts. She feels she would be much usefully employed trying to solve the criminal cases that keep arriving on her desk.

  6. E5

    5. Hammer

    A series of robberies with violence have been reported. All have a similar pattern, and all are carried out by women. Maggie Forbes and her police team are puzzled to know who these women are. Or could it be one woman in many disguises.

  7. E4

    4. Menaces

    When Ivor Stocker, a J.P. and successful businessman, rteceives a blackmail threat, it becomes a case for Det-Insp. Maggie Forbes...

  8. E3

    3. Break-In

  9. E2

    2. Decoy

  10. E1

    1. Something Blue

Series 3

1981 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Solution

    Finale
  2. E12

    12. Damage

  3. E11

    11. Vigil

  4. E10

    10. One of Those Days

  5. E9

    9. Black Fox, White Vixen

    A famous television actress received death threats.

  6. E8

    8. Affray

  7. E7

    7. Paint It Black

  8. E6

    6. Protection

  9. The Gentle Touch S3 E5 still E5

    5. Knife

  10. E4

    4. Scapegoat

  11. E3

    3. The Hit

    Detective Inspector Forbes has a marksman with a high-powered rifle loose on her patch.

  12. E2

    2. Doubt

  13. E1

    1. Gifts

Series 4

1982 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Who's Afraid of Josie Tate?

    Finale

    When a loyal wife is determined to help her jailed husband get justice, Maggie is Forced to review the evidence.

  2. E12

    12. Weekend

  3. E11

    11. Pressures

    Maggie suffers severe stress when faced with a bloody multiple murder.

  4. E10

    10. Private Views

  5. E9

    9. Tough, Mrs. Rudge

  6. E8

    8. Joker

  7. E7

    7. The Meat Rack

  8. E6

    6. Victims

  9. E5

    5. Danny

  10. E4

    4. Auctions

  11. E3

    3. Cause and Effect

    An articulate, well-educated young black man confesses to a crime that he did not commit. As her son Steve seeks advice which only a father can give, Maggie's problems go from bad to worse.

  12. E2

    2. Be Lucky Uncle

  13. E1

    1. Right of Entry

Series 5

1984 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E13

    13. Exit Laughing

    Finale

    A minor civil servant is found dead in exotic circumstances, and Maggie tries to protect his widow from publicity.

  2. E12

    12. A Woman's Word

  3. E11

    11. Cure

  4. E10

    10. Fox and Hounds

  5. E9

    9. Secrets

    Her name is Cecily. She's sophisticated well-liked - and dangerous, as DI Maggie Forbes will soon find out when she makes enquiries at Cecily's elegant flat, a place which conceals a grim secret.

  6. E8

    8. Appearances Can Be Deceptive

  7. E7

    7. Wise Child

  8. E6

    6. Mad Dog

    When animal rights campaigners free some dogs from a labratory, but fail to realise that one of the animlas is dangerously ill, a children's birthday party becomes a terrible nightmare for Maggie Forbes.

  9. E5

    5. The Good, the Bad and the Rest

  10. E4

    4. The Conference

  11. E3

    3. Do It Yourself

  12. E2

    2. Losers, Weepers (2)

  13. E1

    1. Finders, Keepers (1)

Cast & crew

Created by Terence Feely

  • Paul Moriarty

    Paul Moriarty

    DS Jake Barratt

  • Art Malik

    Art Malik

  • Leslie Ash

    Leslie Ash

  • Catherine Schell

    Catherine Schell

  • Bernard Spear

    Bernard Spear

  • Hugh Cross

    Hugh Cross

  • David Daker

    David Daker

  • Charlotte Mitchell

    Charlotte Mitchell

  • Judy Loe

    Judy Loe

  • Peter Cellier

    Peter Cellier

  • Simon Gipps-Kent

    Simon Gipps-Kent

  • Angela Douglas

    Angela Douglas

  • Nichola McAuliffe

  • Trudie Styler

    Trudie Styler

  • Derek Benfield

    Derek Benfield

  • Patrick Newell

    Patrick Newell

    James

The Gentle Touch FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Gentle Touch?

The Gentle Touch has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on November 24, 1984.

When did the latest episode of The Gentle Touch come out?

The most recent episode of The Gentle Touch, Season 5 Episode 13 "Exit Laughing", aired on November 24, 1984.

How many seasons of The Gentle Touch are there?

The Gentle Touch has 5 seasons with 56 episodes in total.

When did The Gentle Touch first air?

The Gentle Touch first aired on ITV1 on April 11, 1980.

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