The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch
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The Gentle Touch

7.2 / 10
1980
5 seasons
56 episodes
CrimeDrama

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.

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The gentle touch opening titles 1984

Where to Watch(AU)

Amazon Prime Video
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Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

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Cast

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Killers (1)

    11-04-1980
  • Ep 2

    2.Recoil (2)

    18-04-1980
  • Ep 3

    3.Help

    25-04-1980
  • Ep 4

    4.Shock

    02-05-1980

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

  • Ep 5

    5.Blade

    09-05-1980
  • Ep 6

    6.Rogue

    16-05-1980
  • Ep 7

    7.Melody

    23-05-1980

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