The Gentle Touch (Season 1)

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.

  • Poster for Killers (1)

    Killers (1) (Episode 1)

    Writer: Brian Finch

    Air date: 1980-04-11

  • Poster for Recoil (2)

    Recoil (2) (Episode 2)

    Writer: Brian Finch

    Air date: 1980-04-18

  • Poster for Help

    Help (Episode 3)

    Writer: Roger Marshall

    Air date: 1980-04-25

  • Poster for Shock

    Shock (Episode 4)

    Writer: Roger Marshall

    Air date: 1980-05-02

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

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    Blade (Episode 5)

    Writer: Roger Marshall

    Air date: 1980-05-09

  • Poster for Rogue

    Rogue (Episode 6)

    Writer: Pat Hooker

    Air date: 1980-05-16

  • Poster for Melody

    Melody (Episode 7)

    Writer: Terence Feely

    Air date: 1980-05-23

The Gentle Touch

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