The Gentle Touch - Season 1 - Eps 1: Killers (1)
About The Gentle Touch

Title: The Gentle Touch
First Air Date: 1980-04-11
Last Air Date: 1984-11-24
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 7 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 56
Network: ITV1
Genres: Crime, Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast

Jill Gascoine
Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes

Derek Thompson
Detective Sergeant Jimmy Fenton

William Marlowe
Det. Chief Insp. Russell

Kevin O'Shea
Det. Sgt. Peter Phillips

Nigel Rathbone
Steve Forbes

Peter Spraggon
Station Officer