The Gentle Touch

Rating: 7.3 · 1980 · Crime, Drama · United Kingdom · 5 sns

Description

The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of the similarly themed BBC series Juliet Bravo by four months.

Information

Year

1980

Genre

Crime, Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Seasons

5

TMDB

7.3

IMDb

7.3

Director

• Tony Wharmby
• Peter Moffatt

Cast

• Jill Gascoine — Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes
• Derek Thompson — Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton
• William Marlowe — Det. Chief Insp. Russell
• Nigel Rathbone — Steve Forbes
• Peter Spraggon — Station Officer
• Brian Gwaspari — Det. Insp. Bob Croft
• Paul Moriarty — Detective Sergeant Jake Barrett
• Kevin O'Shea — Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips
• Bernard Holley
• Michael Graham Cox — Det. Insp. Jack Slater
• Pamela Buchner — Mrs. Russell
• Stephen Yardley — Jed Blanden
• David Battley
• Ray Lonnen
• Eamon Boland
• Lynda Bellingham
• Lesley Manville
• Gillian Martell
• Art Malik
• Leslie Ash

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