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The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

1980·TV series·5 seasons · 56 episodes15

Crime, Drama

7.2 / 10 (8 votes)

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.

Created by
Terence Feely
Original language
English
First aired
11 April 1980

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Jill Gascoine

    Jill Gascoine

    DI Maggie Forbes

  • William Marlowe

    William Marlowe

    DCI Bill Russell

  • Paul Moriarty

    Paul Moriarty

    DS Jake Barratt