List of The Gentle Touch episodes
The following is a list of episodes of The Gentle Touch, an ITV crime drama broadcast between 1980 and 1984, starring Jill Gascoine.[1] A total of five series were produced over the course of the series run. All five series have since been released on DVD.[2][3][4][5][6]
Episode list[]
Series 1 (1980)[]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[7] |
Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Killers" | Brian Finch | Tony Wharmby | TBA | 11 April 1980 | |
| Within hours of being promoted to Detective Inspector, Maggie Forbes learns that her police constable husband has been brutally gunned down and killed. | ||||||
| 2 | "Recoil" | Brian Finch | Christopher Hodson | TBA | 18 April 1980 | |
| Despite being ordered to stay off the case, Maggie sets out to track down her husband's killers — and makes a fateful decision. | ||||||
| 3 | "Help" | Roger Marshall | David Askey | TBA | 25 April 1980 | |
| Maggie's son Stephen takes his father's murder badly and turns to alcohol. Now, she must attempt to help her son and one of her best friends. | ||||||
| 4 | "Shock" | Roger Marshall | Tony Wharmby | TBA | 2 May 1980 | |
| Maggie is assigned to investigate the death of a woman discovered in a love nest, only to find herself caught up in a web of shocking revelations. | ||||||
| 5 | "Blade" | Roger Marshall | Christopher Hodson | TBA | 9 May 1980 | |
| A young gay man is knifed to death on the London Underground. As Maggie investigates the chilling hate crime, she finds herself at odds with a fellow officer. | ||||||
| 6 | "Rogue" | Pat Hooker | David Askey | TBA | 16 May 1980 | |
| A businessman is suspected of torching his own premises. When Maggie investigates, she finds herself offered a bribe and even stranger offers are to follow. | ||||||
| 7 | "Melody" | Terence Feely | Paul Annett | TBA | 23 May 1980 | |
| A young prostitute is found brutally murdered. Maggie comes up against a wall of frightened silence as she attempts to gain evidence against the girl's pimp. | ||||||
Series 2 (1980)[]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[8] |
Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Something Blue" | Tony Hoare | John Reardon | TBA | 5 September 1980 | |
| An unusual robbery case tests Maggie's investigative prowess to the full. Also Maggie tidies up Steve's room and finds pornographic mags. | ||||||
| 2 | "Decoy" | Terence Feely | John Reardon | TBA | 12 September 1980 | |
| Maggie goes undercover as a barmaid to act as decoy to trap a serial sex attacker, but making herself a target places her in grave danger. | ||||||
| 3 | "Break-in" | Terence Feely | Tony Wharmby | TBA | 19 September 1980 | |
| Maggie investigates a burglary at the offices of a prosecuting solicitor. | ||||||
| 4 | "Menaces" | Roger Marshall | Paul Annett | TBA | 26 September 1980 | |
| When Ivor Stocker, a successful lawyer and businessman, receives a blackmail threat, Maggie investigates. Does the answer lie in his seemingly respectable law firm? | ||||||
| 5 | "Hammer" | Tony Parker | Tony Wharmby | TBA | 3 October 1980 | |
| Maggie investigates a series of robberies with violence which all have a similar pattern, and have all been carried out by women. | ||||||
| 6 | "Chance" | Pat Hooker | David Askey | TBA | 10 October 1980 | |
| Maggie spends a frustrating day at the law courts, but has a more pressing matter to address when it becomes apparent that somewhere on her the desk lies a buried clue to a major crime. | ||||||
| 7 | "Loyalties" | Tony Parker | James Gatward | TBA | 17 October 1980 | |
| Maggie investigates when the wife of a wealthy business man is threatened by a masked man with a knife. | ||||||
| 8 | "Maggie's Luck" | David Crane | Nic Phillips | TBA | 24 October 1980 | |
| Maggie and Steve both find themselves in love, but find themselves asking if they are with the right person. | ||||||
| 9 | "Shame" | Roger Marshall | Peter Moffatt | TBA | 31 October 1980 | |
| Maggie investigates when a young boy is savagely beaten, but refuses to name his attacker. | ||||||
| 10 | "The Ring" | Neil Rudyard | Paul Annett | TBA | 7 November 1980 | |
| Maggie embarks on an affair with Dave Connolly, who gives her a Victorian ring. | ||||||
Series 3 (1981–1982)[]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions) |
Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gifts" | Terence Feely | Christopher Hodson | TBA | 6 November 1981 | |
| Maggie is intrigued when she starts to receive anonymous gifts in the post. | ||||||
| 2 | "Doubt" | Anthony Biggam | Paul Annett | TBA | 13 November 1981 | |
| Maggie and Jimmy take a severe beating during a robbery. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Hit" | Terence Feely | Nic Phillips | TBA | 20 November 1981 | |
| Maggie discovers that she has a marksman with a high-powered rifle loose on her patch. | ||||||
| 4 | "Scapegoat" | Roger Marshall | John Reardon | TBA | 27 November 1981 | |
| Maggie investigates when a Jewish home is vandalised. | ||||||
| 5 | "Knife" | Ray Jenkins | Christopher Baker | TBA | 4 December 1981 | |
| Maggie goes on the trail of a dangerous young escapee from a remand centre. | ||||||
| 6 | "Protection" | Roger Marshall | Carol Wiseman | TBA | 11 December 1981 | |
| Maggie investigates a protection racket. | ||||||
| 7 | "Paint it Black" | Kenneth Ware | Nic Phillips | TBA | 18 December 1981 | |
| A café proprietor is murdered and Maggie is on the case. | ||||||
| 8 | "Affray" | James Doran | Christopher Baker | TBA | 1 January 1982 | |
| A WPC is in hospital after some youths have started a riot. | ||||||
| 9 | "Black Fox, White Vixen" | Jeremy Burnham | Nic Phillips | TBA | 8 January 1982 | |
| Maggie investigates when a famous television actress receives death threats. | ||||||
| 10 | "One of Those Days" | Neil Rudyard | Nic Phillips | TBA | 15 January 1982 | |
| Maggie deals with a drunken bank robber. | ||||||
| 11 | "Vigil" | Tony Parker | Peter Cregeen | TBA | 22 January 1982 | |
| A New WPC arrives at Seven Dials. | ||||||
| 12 | "Damage" | P.J. Hammond | Carol Wiseman | TBA | 29 January 1982 | |
| Maggie's progress on a case is stalled by a personal crisis. | ||||||
| 13 | "Solution" | P.J. Hammond | Carol Wiseman | TBA | 5 February 1982 | |
| Maggie must consider her attitude towards euthanasia when investigating a case. | ||||||
Series 4 (1982–1983)[]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[7] |
Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Right of Entry" | Neil Rudyard | John Reardon | TBA | 22 October 1982 | |
| A dead burglar and a case of paranoia add up to a difficult situation for Maggie. | ||||||
| 2 | "Be Lucky Uncle" | Geoff McQueen | Gerry Mill | TBA | 29 October 1982 | |
| Maggie tries to track down a missing informant. | ||||||
| 3 | "Cause and Effect" | Guy James | Nic Phillips | TBA | 5 November 1982 | |
| Steve highlights his plan to join the police force. | ||||||
| 4 | "Auctions" | Chris Barlas | Gerald Blake | TBA | 12 November 1982 | |
| Maggie investigates dodgy dealings in the world of fine art. | ||||||
| 5 | "Dany" | Ray Jenkins | Gerald Blake | TBA | 19 November 1982 | |
| Maggie tries to win the trust of a beautiful French student to find an important witness who is on the run from the German police and an international network of pornographers. | ||||||
| 6 | "Victims" | P.J. Hammond | Christopher Hodson | TBA | 26 November 1982 | |
| DS Barratt falls for a mugging victim. | ||||||
| 7 | "The Meat Rack" | Roger Marshall | Gerald Blake | TBA | 3 December 1982 | |
| Maggie goes undercover as a prostitute to catch the man responsible for a series of knife attacks on women. | ||||||
| 8 | "Joker" | Ray Jenkins | Nic Phillips | TBA | 10 December 1982 | |
| Maggie investigates when a fellow detective tries to frame an old villain for a jewellery theft. | ||||||
| 9 | "Tough, Mrs. Rudge" | Anthony Couch | Nic Phillips | TBA | 17 December 1982 | |
| Maggie sets out to nail a gang of teenagers who have been terrorising local pensioners. | ||||||
| 10 | "Private Views" | Tony Parker | John Davies | TBA | 7 January 1983 | |
| Maggie questions an informant who has information about a gang of thieves. Steve is concerned when a friend of his decides to quit the police college. | ||||||
| 11 | "Pressures" | Kenneth Ware | Nic Phillips | TBA | 14 January 1983 | |
| Russell begins to suffer from severe stress when faced with a bloody multiple murder. | ||||||
| 12 | "Weekend" | P.J. Hammond | John Davies | TBA | 21 January 1983 | |
| Phillips and Barratt investigate a bizarre marriage. | ||||||
| 13 | "Who's Afraid of Josie Tate?" | Neil Rudyard | Gerry Mill | TBA | 28 January 1983 | |
| When a loyal wife becomes determined to help her jailed husband get justice, Maggie is forced to review the evidence. | ||||||
Series 5 (1984)[]
| Episode | Title | Written by | Directed by | Viewers (millions)[7] |
Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Finders, Keepers" | Neil Rudyard | Gerry Mill | TBA | 1 September 1984 | |
| Maggie returns to Seven Dials as her colleagues investigate a criminal gang. | ||||||
| 2 | "Losers, Weepers" | Neil Rudyard | Gerry Mill | TBA | 8 September 1984 | |
| Maggie and her colleagues are on the trail of forged bank notes that have fallen into the wrong hands. | ||||||
| 3 | "Do It Yourself" | Guy James | Bill Turner | TBA | 15 September 1984 | |
| Maggie investigates a case of vigilante justice on a housing estate. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Conference" | Tony Hoare | Gerry Mill | TBA | 22 September 1984 | |
| The Seven Dials team attend a police seminar about thefts from London hotels. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Good, the Bad and the Rest" | Anthony Couch | Gerald Blake | TBA | 29 September 1984 | |
| Maggie tries to help when Steve learns of criminal activity at his college. | ||||||
| 6 | "Mad Dog" | Terence Feely | Peter Cregeen | TBA | 6 October 1984 | |
| A sick dog released from a laboratory by animal rights campaigners and a children's birthday party add up to a traumatic situation for Maggie. | ||||||
| 7 | "Wise Child" | Guy James | Gerald Blake | TBA | 13 October 1984 | |
| Maggie investigates a con artist. | ||||||
| 8 | "Appearances Can Be Deceptive" | Neil Rudyard | Gerald Blake | TBA | 20 October 1984 | |
| Maggie thinks that a woman who has killed her abusive husband obviously acted in self-defence, until disturbing new facts emerge. | ||||||
| 9 | "Secrets" | P.J. Hammond | Jonathan Wright-Miller | TBA | 27 October 1984 | |
| Maggie investigates a woman who harbours an unpleasant secret. | ||||||
| 10 | "Fox and Hounds" | Tony Hoare | John Reardon | TBA | 3 November 1984 | |
| Maggie is on the case when an old man is mugged and dies from his injuries. | ||||||
| 11 | "Cure" | P.J. Hammond | Gerry Mill | TBA | 10 November 1984 | |
| Maggie and Jake pose as a couple requiring the services of a faith healer. | ||||||
| 12 | "A Woman's Word" | Simon Masters | Gerald Blake | TBA | 17 November 1984 | |
| Maggie struggles with keeping her word to an informer. | ||||||
| 13 | "Exit Laughing" | Neil Rudyard | Gerry Mill | TBA | 24 November 1984 | |
| A minor civil servant is found dead in exotic circumstances, and Maggie tries to protect his widow from publicity. | ||||||
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Gentle Touch – Series 1 – Complete". Amazon UK. 21 January 2008.
- ^ "The Gentle Touch – Series 2 – Complete". Amazon UK. 14 April 2008.
- ^ "Gentle Touch – Series 3 – Complete". Amazon UK. 15 February 2010.
- ^ "The Gentle Touch – Series 4 – Complete". Amazon UK. 12 April 2010.
- ^ "The Gentle Touch – the Complete Series 5". Amazon UK. 14 November 2011.
- ^ a b c "Top 30 Programmes – BARB". barb.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) | BARB".
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