The Gentle Touch
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S5 E13 · Exit Laughing
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
- E7Finale
- E6
6. Rogue
- E5
5. Blade
- E4
4. Shock
Maggie is assigned to investigate the death of a woman discovered in a love nest.
- E3
3. Help
- E2
2. Recoil (2)
- E1
1. Killers (1)
Series 2
1980 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 46 years ago
- E10
10. The Ring
Finale - E9
9. Shame
- E8
8. Maggie's Luck
- E7
7. Loyalties
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- E3
3. Break-In
- E2
2. Decoy
- E1
1. Something Blue
Series 3
1981 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago
- E13
13. Solution
Finale - E12
12. Damage
- E11
11. Vigil
- E10
10. One of Those Days
- E9
9. Black Fox, White Vixen
A famous television actress received death threats.
- E8
8. Affray
- E7
7. Paint It Black
- E6
6. Protection
E5
5. Knife
- E4
4. Scapegoat
- E3
3. The Hit
Detective Inspector Forbes has a marksman with a high-powered rifle loose on her patch.
- E2
2. Doubt
- E1
1. Gifts
Series 4
1982 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago
- E13
13. Who's Afraid of Josie Tate?
FinaleWhen a loyal wife is determined to help her jailed husband get justice, Maggie is Forced to review the evidence.
- E12
12. Weekend
- E11
11. Pressures
Maggie suffers severe stress when faced with a bloody multiple murder.
- E10
10. Private Views
- E9
9. Tough, Mrs. Rudge
- E8
8. Joker
- E7
7. The Meat Rack
- E6
6. Victims
- E5
5. Danny
- E4
4. Auctions
- 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.
- E2
2. Be Lucky Uncle
- E1
1. Right of Entry
Series 5
1984 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago
- E13
13. Exit Laughing
FinaleA minor civil servant is found dead in exotic circumstances, and Maggie tries to protect his widow from publicity.
- E12
12. A Woman's Word
- E11
11. Cure
- E10
10. Fox and Hounds
- 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.
- E8
8. Appearances Can Be Deceptive
- E7
7. Wise Child
- 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.
- E5
5. The Good, the Bad and the Rest
- E4
4. The Conference
- E3
3. Do It Yourself
- E2
2. Losers, Weepers (2)
- E1
1. Finders, Keepers (1)
Cast & crew
Created by Terence Feely
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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