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The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which began on 11 April 1980 and ran until 1984. 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.
Original Release
04/11/1980
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jill Gascoine | Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes / Det Insp Maggie Forbes |
William Marlowe | Det. Ch. Insp. Russell / Det. Chief Insp. Russell / Det. Chief Inspector Russell / Det Ch. Insp. Russell / Det. Ch. Insp.Russell / Det. Chief. Insp Russell |
Paul Moriarty | Det. Sgt. Jake Barratt / Det Sgt. Jake Barratt / Det. Sgt Jake Barratt / Det.Sgt. Jake Barratt |
Brian Gwaspari | Det. Insp. Bob Croft / Det. Insp. Croft / Det.Insp. Bob Croft |
Nigel Rathbone | Steve Forbes / Steve / Steven Forbes |
Derek Thompson | Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton / Det. Sgt Jimmy Fenton |
Kevin O'Shea | Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips |
James Ottaway | George Taylor / George |
Bernard Holley | Det. Insp. Mike Turnbull / Mike Turnbull / Turnbull |
Michael Graham Cox | Det. Insp. Jack Slater |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Finders, Keepers | Saturday, 01 September 1984 |
2 | Losers, Weepers | Saturday, 08 September 1984 |
3 | Do It Yourself | Saturday, 15 September 1984 |
4 | The Conference | Saturday, 22 September 1984 |
5 | The Good, the Bad and the Rest | Saturday, 29 September 1984 |
6 | Mad Dog | Saturday, 06 October 1984 |
7 | Wise Child | Saturday, 13 October 1984 |
8 | Appearances Can Be Deceptive | Saturday, 20 October 1984 |
9 | Secrets | Saturday, 27 October 1984 |
10 | Fox and Hounds | Saturday, 03 November 1984 |
11 | Cure | Saturday, 10 November 1984 |
12 | A Woman's Word | Saturday, 17 November 1984 |
13 | Exit Laughing | Saturday, 24 November 1984 |
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Directors
Nic Phillips, Gerald Blake, Gerry Mill, John Reardon, Paul Annett, Christopher Hodson, Tony Wharmby, Carol Wiseman, David Askey, Peter Cregeen, Christopher Baker, John Davies, Jonathan Wright-Miller, James Gatward, Bill Turner, Peter Moffatt
Writers
Terence Feely, William Marlowe, Roger Marshall, Peter Hammond, Tony Parker, Tony Hoare, Guy James, Ray Jenkins, Patricia Hooker, Brian Finch, Anthony Couch, Kenneth Ware, Anthony Biggam, Simon Masters, James Doran, David Crane, Chris Barlas, Jeremy Burnham, Geoff McQueen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jill Gascoine | Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes / Det Insp Maggie Forbes |
William Marlowe | Det. Ch. Insp. Russell / Det. Chief Insp. Russell / Det. Chief Inspector Russell / Det Ch. Insp. Russell / Det. Ch. Insp.Russell / Det. Chief. Insp Russell |
Paul Moriarty | Det. Sgt. Jake Barratt / Det Sgt. Jake Barratt / Det. Sgt Jake Barratt / Det.Sgt. Jake Barratt |
Brian Gwaspari | Det. Insp. Bob Croft / Det. Insp. Croft / Det.Insp. Bob Croft |
Nigel Rathbone | Steve Forbes / Steve / Steven Forbes |
Derek Thompson | Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton / Det. Sgt Jimmy Fenton |
Kevin O'Shea | Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips |
James Ottaway | George Taylor / George |
Bernard Holley | Det. Insp. Mike Turnbull / Mike Turnbull / Turnbull |
Michael Graham Cox | Det. Insp. Jack Slater |
Ben Thomas | Eskimo |
Pamela Buchner | Mrs Russell / Janie Russell / Mrs. Russell |
Michael Cronin | Sgt. Bryant / Sgt Dave Bryant / Sgt. Dave Bryant |
Avis Bunnage | Auntie Win |
Peter Spraggon | Station Officer / Sgt. Harry Cooper |
Jean Hastings | W.P.C. Evans / WPC Evans |
George Sewell | Dave Connally |
Maev Alexander | WPC Sandra Williams |
Hazel Clyne | Maisie |
Jason Savage | Dale Blanden / Child |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tony Wharmby | Executive Producer |
Nick Elliott | Executive Producer |
Michael Verney-Elliott | Producer |
Kim Mills | Producer |
Jack Williams | Producer |