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The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

Crime
Drama
April 11, 1980 – November 24, 1984 (began 46 years ago)
50m / episode
7.2/10
Ended
5 Seasons
56 Episodes
ITV1
Stream on
Amazon

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.

Key Crew

T

Creator

Terence Feely

Tony Wharmby

Director

Tony Wharmby

Ages 39-44

R

Writer

Roger Marshall

Ages 46-50

M

Producer

Michael Verney-Elliott

Jill Gascoine
Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

DI Maggie Forbes

Ages 43-47

56 eps
William Marlowe
William Marlowe

William Marlowe

DCI Bill Russell

Ages 49-54

56 eps
Paul Moriarty
Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

DS Jake Barratt

Ages 33-38

43 eps
Brian Gwaspari
Brian Gwaspari

Brian Gwaspari

DI Bob Croft

35 eps
Nigel Rathbone
NR

Nigel Rathbone

Steve Forbes

Ages 20-24

33 eps
Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson

Derek Thompson

DS Jimmy Fenton

Ages 32-36

25 eps
Kevin O'Shea
KO

Kevin O'Shea

DS Peter Phillips

Ages 28-32

22 eps
James Ottaway
JO

James Ottaway

George Taylor

Ages 71-76

16 eps
Bernard Holley
Bernard Holley

Bernard Holley

DI Mike Turnbull

Ages 39-44

11 eps
Michael Graham Cox
Michael Graham Cox

Michael Graham Cox

DI Jack Slater

Ages 42-46

8 eps
Ben Thomas
BT

Ben Thomas

Eskimo

7 eps
Michael Cronin
Michael Cronin

Michael Cronin

Sgt Dave Bryant

5 eps
Pamela Buchner
PB

Pamela Buchner

Mrs Janie Russell

Ages 41-45

4 eps
Jean Hastings
JH

Jean Hastings

WPC Evans

4 eps
Peter Spraggon
PS

Peter Spraggon

Station Officer

Ages 38-43

4 eps
Avis Bunnage
Avis Bunnage

Avis Bunnage

Auntie Win

Ages 56-61

4 eps