The Gentle Touch

Season 5

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.

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13 Episodes

  • Finders, Keepers (1)
    E1
    Finders, Keepers (1)Maggie returns to Seven Dials for the first time since the explosion wrecked her office and learns that her colleagues are investigating a gang of small-time crooks.
  • Losers, Weepers (2)
    E2
    Losers, Weepers (2)Maggie and her colleagues try to track forged bank notes which have fallen into the wrong hands.
  • Do It Yourself
    E3
    Do It YourselfMaggie becomes involved with of a group of vigilantes dishing out their justice on a housing estate; things become more complicated for her when someone new joins the team.
  • The Conference
    E4
    The ConferenceThe Seven Dials team attends a crime seminar about a string of thefts from hotels; things go out with a bang after Slater sets up Philips.
  • The Good, the Bad and the Rest
    E5
    The Good, the Bad and the RestMaggie tries to help her son Steve when he learns about the criminal activity going on at his college.
  • Mad Dog
    E6
    Mad DogWhen animal rights campaigners free some dogs from a labratory, but fail to realise that one of the animlas is dangerously ill, a children's birthday party becomes a terrible nightmare for Maggie Forbes.
  • Wise Child
    E7
    Wise ChildWhen a well-dressed con man begins harassing a rich middle-aged widow, Maggie doubts he's up to much good.
  • Appearances Can Be Deceptive
    E8
    Appearances Can Be DeceptiveMaggie thinks a woman who killed her abusive husband acted in self-defense until troubling new facts emerge.
  • Secrets
    E9
    SecretsMaggie discovers that sophisticated and well-liked Cecily's elegant flat conceals a grim secret.
  • Fox and Hounds
    E10
    Fox and HoundsMaggie is on the case after an old man is mugged and dies from his injuries.
  • Cure
    E11
    CureMaggie and Jake decide to test Mr. Armour's powers to learn whether he really has the gift of healing as he claims.
  • A Woman's Word
    E12
    A Woman's WordMaggie struggles with keeping her word to an informer.
  • Exit Laughing
    E13
    Exit LaughingA minor civil servant is found dead in exotic circumstances, and Maggie tries to protect his widow from publicity.

Cast of Season 5

  • Jill GascoineDet. Insp. Maggie Forbes
  • Derek ThompsonDetective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton
  • William MarloweDet. Chief Insp. Russell
  • Kevin O'SheaDet. Sgt. Peter Phillips
  • Nigel RathboneSteve Forbes
  • Peter SpraggonStation Officer

 

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