
The Gentle Touch
Crime·Drama·1980·5 Seasons
The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of the similarly themed BBC series Juliet Bravo by four months.
Starring: Jill Gascoine,Derek Thompson,William Marlowe,Kevin O'Shea
Episodes
Season 5S05 | E01
Finders, Keepers (1)
1984-09-01
S05 | E02
Losers, Weepers (2)
1984-09-08
S05 | E03
Do It Yourself
1984-09-15
S05 | E04
The Conference
1984-09-22
S05 | E05
The Good, the Bad and the Rest
1984-09-29
S05 | E06
Mad Dog
1984-10-06
S05 | E07
Wise Child
1984-10-13
S05 | E08
Appearances Can Be Deceptive
1984-10-20
S05 | E09
Secrets
1984-10-27
S05 | E10
Fox and Hounds
1984-11-03
S05 | E11
Cure
1984-11-10
S05 | E12
A Woman's Word
1984-11-17
S05 | E13
Exit Laughing
1984-11-24
All Seasons

Season 1
7 ep · 1980
Season 2
10 ep · 1980
Season 3
13 ep · 1981
Season 4
13 ep · 1982
Season 5
13 ep · 1984
Cast

Jill Gascoine
Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes

Derek Thompson
Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton

William Marlowe
Det. Chief Insp. Russell
Kevin O'Shea
Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips
Nigel Rathbone
Steve Forbes
Peter Spraggon
Station Officer