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The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch
TV SeriesEnded

The Gentle Touch

★ 7.2 Rating•5 Seasons•1980
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Overview

Notable as the first British series to feature a female police officer (predating Juliet Bravo by four months), Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes raises her teenage son while navigating a male-dominated police force following the murder of her police commissioner husband.

Cast

Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

DI Maggie Forbes

William Marlowe

William Marlowe

DCI Bill Russell

Paul Moriarty

Paul Moriarty

DS Jake Barratt

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Details

StatusEnded
First Air DateApril 11, 1980
Seasons5
Episodes56
GenresCrime, Drama

Keywords

london, englandwidowsexismsocial commentarysingle motherfemale police officerlaw enforcementpolice proceduralmurder of husband

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