The Gentle Touch (TV Series 1980–1984) 1980

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.

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Terence Feely

Cast:Jill Gascoine , Derek Thompson , William Marlowe , Nigel Rathbone , Peter Spraggon , Brian Gwaspari , Paul Moriarty , Kevin O'Shea , Bernard Holley

1Season 1

Season 1, Episode 1

April 11, 1980

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2Season 1

Season 1, Episode 2

April 18, 1980

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3Season 1

Season 1, Episode 3

April 25, 1980

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4Season 1

Season 1, Episode 4

May 2, 1980

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

5Season 1

Season 1, Episode 5

May 9, 1980

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6Season 1

Season 1, Episode 6

May 16, 1980

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7Season 1

Season 1, Episode 7

May 23, 1980

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1Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1

September 5, 1980

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2Season 2

Season 2, Episode 2

September 12, 1980

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3Season 2

Season 2, Episode 3

September 19, 1980

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4Season 2

Season 2, Episode 4

September 26, 1980

When Ivor Stocker, a J.P. and successful businessman, rteceives a blackmail threat, it becomes a case for Det-Insp. Maggie Forbes...

5Season 2

Season 2, Episode 5

October 3, 1980

A 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.

6Season 2

Season 2, Episode 6

October 10, 1980

Det.-Insp. Maggie Forbes spends a frustrating day at the law courts. She feels she would be much usefully employed trying to solve the criminal cases that keep arriving on her desk.

7Season 2

Season 2, Episode 7

October 17, 1980

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8Season 2

Season 2, Episode 8

October 24, 1980

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9Season 2

Season 2, Episode 9

October 31, 1980

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10Season 2

Season 2, Episode 10

November 7, 1980

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1Season 3

Season 3, Episode 1

November 6, 1981

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2Season 3

Season 3, Episode 2

November 13, 1981

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3Season 3

Season 3, Episode 3

November 20, 1981

Detective Inspector Forbes has a marksman with a high-powered rifle loose on her patch.

4Season 3

Season 3, Episode 4

November 27, 1981

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5Season 3

Season 3, Episode 5

December 4, 1981

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6Season 3

Season 3, Episode 6

December 11, 1981

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7Season 3

Season 3, Episode 7

December 18, 1981

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8Season 3

Season 3, Episode 8

January 1, 1982

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9Season 3

Season 3, Episode 9

January 8, 1982

A famous television actress received death threats.

10Season 3

Season 3, Episode 10

January 15, 1982

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11Season 3

Season 3, Episode 11

January 22, 1982

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12Season 3

Season 3, Episode 12

January 29, 1982

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13Season 3

Season 3, Episode 13

February 5, 1982

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1Season 4

Season 4, Episode 1

October 22, 1982

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2Season 4

Season 4, Episode 2

October 29, 1982

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3Season 4

Season 4, Episode 3

November 5, 1982

An articulate, well-educated young black man confesses to a crime that he did not commit. As her son Steve seeks advice which only a father can give, Maggie's problems go from bad to worse.

4Season 4

Season 4, Episode 4

November 12, 1982

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5Season 4

Season 4, Episode 5

November 19, 1982

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6Season 4

Season 4, Episode 6

November 26, 1982

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7Season 4

Season 4, Episode 7

December 3, 1982

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8Season 4

Season 4, Episode 8

December 10, 1982

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9Season 4

Season 4, Episode 9

December 17, 1982

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10Season 4

Season 4, Episode 10

January 7, 1983

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11Season 4

Season 4, Episode 11

January 14, 1983

Maggie suffers severe stress when faced with a bloody multiple murder.

12Season 4

Season 4, Episode 12

January 21, 1983

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13Season 4

Season 4, Episode 13

January 28, 1983

When a loyal wife is determined to help her jailed husband get justice, Maggie is Forced to review the evidence.

1Season 5

Season 5, Episode 1

September 1, 1984

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2Season 5

Season 5, Episode 2

September 8, 1984

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3Season 5

Season 5, Episode 3

September 15, 1984

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4Season 5

Season 5, Episode 4

September 22, 1984

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5Season 5

Season 5, Episode 5

September 29, 1984

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6Season 5

Season 5, Episode 6

October 6, 1984

When 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.

7Season 5

Season 5, Episode 7

October 13, 1984

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8Season 5

Season 5, Episode 8

October 20, 1984

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9Season 5

Season 5, Episode 9

October 27, 1984

Her name is Cecily. She's sophisticated well-liked - and dangerous, as DI Maggie Forbes will soon find out when she makes enquiries at Cecily's elegant flat, a place which conceals a grim secret.

10Season 5

Season 5, Episode 10

November 3, 1984

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11Season 5

Season 5, Episode 11

November 10, 1984

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12Season 5

Season 5, Episode 12

November 17, 1984

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13Season 5

Season 5, Episode 13

November 24, 1984

A minor civil servant is found dead in exotic circumstances, and Maggie tries to protect his widow from publicity.