The Gentle Touch

Season 2

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.

Where to Watch Season 2

10 Episodes

Something Blue
E1
Something BlueMaggie finds herself in a moral dilemma, when she stumbles across pornographic magazines in her son's bedroom. Matters are made worse when she overhears him talking about watching a "dirty" movie with his school friends. Meanwhile, a Fagin-like criminal is employing young girls to shoplift for him.
Decoy
E2
DecoyMaggie goes under cover as a bar maid hoping to trap a serial sex offender, but making herself a target places her in grave danger.
Break-In
E3
Break-InA burglary at the office of a solicitor who prosecutors for the police leads to a crisis situation.
Menaces
E4
MenacesMaggie investigates after Ivor Stocker, a successful businessman and lawyer, is threatened with blackmail.
Hammer
E5
HammerA 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.
Chance
E6
ChanceHaving spent several frustrating hours at the law courts, Maggie is anxious to get back to the paper work piling up on her desk. But even paperwork has its drawbacks - particularly when a clue to a major crime lies hidden among its sheets.
Loyalties
E7
LoyaltiesWhen Mrs Beresford, wife of a wealthy and respected businessman, is threatened with a knife by a menacing masked figure, who then runs away, leaving her unharmed, DI Maggie Forbes find herself assigned to the case.
Maggie's Luck
E8
Maggie's LuckMaggie is looking forward to a hard-earned weekend break and a with Alan Lawson. Her son Steve wants mum 'out of the way' But it looks as though both plans could be thwarted - until help arrives from an unexpected source.
Shame
E9
ShameMaggie investigates when a badly beaten boy refuses to name his attackers.
The Ring
E10
The RingMaggie's delight at being courted by the rich, unattached and amorous Dave Connally soon changes to suspicion when he gives her a Victorian ring - part of a jewel haul being investigated by her colleagues at Seven Dials.