The Gentle Touch a Titles & Air Dates Guide by George Fergus Last updated: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:00
aired from: Apr 1980 to: Nov 1984	56 eps	ITV	60 min	______	______

• Jill Gascoine as D.I. Maggie Forbes
  
• William Marlowe as D.C.I. Bill Russell
  
• Paul Moriarty as D.S. Jake Barratt
  
• Brian Gwaspari as D.I. Bob Croft [ 1-4 ]
  
• Derek Thompson as D.S. Jimmy Fenton [ 1-3 ]
  
• Kevin O'Shea as D.S. Peter Philips [ 4-5 ]
  
• Nigel Rathbone as Steve Forbes
  
• Michael Graham Cox as D.I. Jack Slater [ 5 ]
  

                         Original
  Episode #    Prod #    Air Date   Episode Title
 ____ _______ ________ ___________ ___________________________________________

  1st Series Spring 1980

  1- 1             11 Apr 80   Killers (1)
  1- 2             18 Apr 80   Recoil (2)
  1- 3             25 Apr 80   Help
  1- 4              2 May 80   Shock
  1- 5              9 May 80   Blade
  1- 6             16 May 80   Rogue
  1- 7             23 May 80   Melody

  2nd Series Fall 1980

  2- 1              5 Sep 80   Something Blue
  2- 2             12 Sep 80   Decoy
  2- 3             19 Sep 80   Break-In
  2- 4             26 Sep 80   Menaces
  2- 5              3 Oct 80   Hammer
  2- 6             10 Oct 80   Chance
  2- 7             17 Oct 80   Loyalties
  2- 8             24 Oct 80   Maggie's Luck
  2- 9             31 Oct 80   Shame
  2-10              7 Nov 80   The Ring

  3rd Series 1981

  3- 1              6 Nov 81   Gifts
  3- 2             13 Nov 81   Doubt
  3- 3             20 Nov 81   The Hit
  3- 4             27 Nov 81   Scapegoat
  3- 5              4 Dec 81   Knife
  3- 6             11 Dec 81   Protection
  3- 7             18 Dec 81   Paint It Black
  3- 8              1 Jan 82   Affray
  3- 9              8 Jan 82   Black Fox, White Vixen
  3-10             15 Jan 82   One of Those Days
  3-11             22 Jan 82   Vigil
  3-12             29 Jan 82   Damage
  3-13              5 Feb 82   Solution

  4th Series 1982

  4- 1             22 Oct 82   Right of Entry
  4- 2             29 Oct 82   Be Lucky Uncle
  4- 3              5 Nov 82   Cause and Effect
  4- 4             12 Nov 82   Auctions
  4- 5             19 Nov 82   Danny
  4- 6             26 Nov 82   Victims
  4- 7              3 Dec 82   The Meat Rack
  4- 8             10 Dec 82   Joker
  4- 9             17 Dec 82   Tough, Mrs. Rudge
  4-10              7 Jan 83   Private Views
  4-11             14 Jan 83   Pressures
  4-12             21 Jan 83   Weekend
  4-13             28 Jan 83   Who's Afraid of Josie Tate?

  5th Series 1984

  5- 1              1 Sep 84   Finders, Keepers (1)
  5- 2              8 Sep 84   Losers, Weepers (2)
  5- 3             15 Sep 84   Do It Yourself
  5- 4             22 Sep 84   The COnference
  5- 5             29 Sep 84   The Good, the Bad and the Rest
  5- 6              6 Oct 84   Mad Dog
  5- 7             13 Oct 84   Wise Child
  5- 8             20 Oct 84   Appearances Can Be Deceptive
  5- 9             27 Oct 84   Secrets
  5-10              3 Nov 84   Fox and Hounds
  5-11             10 Nov 84   Cure
  5-12             17 Nov 84   A Woman's Word
  5-13             24 Nov 84   Exit Laughing

The Maggie Forbes character continues in the series CATS Eyes.