The Gentle Touch (1980)

7.2 out of 10 · 1980 · 5 seasons · 56 episodes · Crime, Drama

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.

Created by Terence Feely

Cast

• Jill Gascoine as DI Maggie Forbes
• William Marlowe as DCI Bill Russell
• Paul Moriarty as DS Jake Barratt

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