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The Gentle Touch

  • TV Series
  • 1980–1984
  • TV-14
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Jill Gascoine in The Gentle Touch (1980)
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The adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.The adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.The adventures of tough lady cop Maggie Forbes.

  • Creator
    • Terence Feely
  • Stars
    • Jill Gascoine
    • William Marlowe
    • Paul Moriarty
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    6.6/10
    335
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    • Creator
      • Terence Feely
    • Stars
      • Jill Gascoine
      • William Marlowe
      • Paul Moriarty
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Jill Gascoine
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    • Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes…
    William Marlowe
    William Marlowe
    • Det. Ch. Insp. Russell…
    Paul Moriarty
    Paul Moriarty
    • Det. Sgt. Jake Barratt…
    Brian Gwaspari
    • Det. Insp. Bob Croft…
    Nigel Rathbone
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    Derek Thompson
    Derek Thompson
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    Kevin O'Shea
    • Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips
    James Ottaway
    James Ottaway
    • George Taylor
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    Bernard Holley
    • Det. Insp. Mike Turnbull…
    Michael Graham Cox
    Michael Graham Cox
    • Det. Insp. Jack Slater
    Ben Thomas
    • Eskimo
    Pamela Buchner
    • Mrs Russell…
    Michael Cronin
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    Avis Bunnage
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    Peter Spraggon
    Peter Spraggon
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    Jean Hastings
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    George Sewell
    George Sewell
    • Dave Connally
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    • WPC Sandra Williams
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      • Terence Feely
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    • Trivia
      The first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character.
    • Connections
      Featured in Britain's Favourite Detectives (2014)

    User reviews9

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    10/10

    Before there was Prime Suspect there was the gentle touch

    Before there was detective inspector Jane Tension there was detective inspector Maggie Forbes the first female police detective seven years later prime suspect would debut.
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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1980 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Auf die sanfte Tour
    • Production company
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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