The Gentle Touch
tv show

56 total episodes
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5 seasons
First Aired April 11, 1980
Overview
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.
Cast
Jill Gascoine
as
Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes
Derek Thompson
as
Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton
William Marlowe
as
Det. Chief Insp. Russell
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Nigel Rathbone
as
Steve Forbes
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Peter Spraggon
as
Station Officer
Brian Gwaspari
as
Det. Insp. Bob Croft
Paul Moriarty
as
Detective Sergeant Jake Barrett
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Kevin O'Shea
as
Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips
Bernard Holley
Michael Graham Cox
as
Det. Insp. Jack Slater
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Pamela Buchner
as
Mrs. Russell
Stephen Yardley