The Gentle Touch

Jill Gascoine stars as D.I. Maggie Forbes, British television's first female police detective, in this exciting drama series.
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Episodes

  1. S3 E1 - Gifts

    November 6, 1981
    53min
    13+
    When Maggie and Steve begins to receive gifts in the post, both are puzzled and ask themselves who the mysterious benefactor is. An admirer? Someone with a crush on Maggie - or someone playing a very dangerous game?
  2. Doubt

    November 13, 1981
    51min
    13+
    Maggie and Jimmy take a severe beating during a robbery.
  3. The Hit

    November 20, 1981
    50min
    13+
    Maggie discovers that she has a marksman with a high-powered rifle loose on her patch.
  4. Scapegoat

    November 27, 1981
    52min
    13+
    Maggie investigates when a Jewish home is vandalised.
  5. Knife

    December 4, 1981
    47min
    13+
    Maggie must find a potentially violent teenager who has escaped from a top-security remand centre.
  6. Protection

    December 11, 1981
    52min
    13+
    Maggie investigates a protection racket.
  7. Paint It Black

    December 18, 1981
    51min
    13+
    A café proprietor is murdered and Maggie is on the case.
  8. Affray

    January 1, 1982
    50min
    13+
    A WPC is in hospital after a riot.
  9. Black Fox, White Vixen

    January 8, 1982
    52min
    13+
    When a famous actress in a long-running TV series begins to receive death threats, Maggie and her team are assigned to protect her - but trouble springs from a most unexpected quarter.
  10. One of Those Days

    January 15, 1982
    50min
    13+
    Maggie deals with a drunken bank robber.
  11. Vigil

    January 22, 1982
    52min
    13+
    A new WPC arrives at Seven Dials.
  12. Damage

    January 29, 1982
    49min
    13+
    Maggie's progress on a case is stalled by a personal crisis.
  13. Solution

    February 5, 1982
    51min
    13+
    When confronted with personal tragedy, DI Maggie Forbes and Det Insp. Russell are forced to examine their feelings about mercy killings. Maggie in particular has to examine her own judgment of the case.

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