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The Gentle Touch
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The Gentle Touch

1980-04-11 · 50 min / episode · ★ 7.2

Crime · Drama

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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Creators
Terence Feely
Production companies
ITV, LWT
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Jill GascoineJill GascoineDI Maggie Forbes
William MarloweWilliam MarloweDCI Bill Russell
Paul MoriartyPaul MoriartyDS Jake Barratt

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