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 Gascoigne.[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 (Part One)" | Brian Finch | Tony Wharmby | TBA | 11 April 1980 |
| Within hours of being promoted to Detective Inspector, Maggie Forbes learns that her husband has been brutally gunned down and killed. | |||||
| 2 | "Recoil (Part Two)" | 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 (Part Three)" | 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 | "Menace" | 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 comes transparent 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 |
| 2 | "Doubt" | Anthony Biggam | Paul Annett | TBA | 13 November 1981 |
| Maggie and Jimmy take a severe beating during a robbery. | |||||
| 3 | "The Hit" | Roger Marshall | 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 vandalized. | |||||
| 5 | "Knife" | Ray Jenkins | Christopher Baker | TBA | 4 December 1981 |
| 6 | "Protection" | Roger Marshall | Carol Wiseman | TBA | 11 December 1981 |
| 7 | "Paint it Black" | Kenneth Ware | Nic Phillips | TBA | 18 December 1981 |
| 8 | "Affray" | James Doran | Christopher Baker | TBA | 1 January 1982 |
| 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 These Days" | Neil Rudyard | Nic Phillips | TBA | 15 January 1982 |
| 11 | "Vigil" | Tony Parker | Peter Creegan | TBA | 22 January 1982 |
| 12 | "Damage" | Peter J. Hammond | Carol Wiseman | TBA | 29 January 1982 |
| 13 | "Solution" | Peter J. Hammond | Carol Wiseman | TBA | 5 February 1982 |
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 |
| 2 | "Be Lucky, My 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 | "Deny" | 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" | Peter J. Hammond | Christopher Hodson | TBA | 26 November 1982 |
| 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 |
| Maggie begins to suffer from severe stress when faced with a bloody multiple murder. | |||||
| 12 | "Weekend" | Peter 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 (Part One)" | Neil Rudyard | Gerry Mill | TBA | 1 September 1984 |
| 2 | "Losers Weepers (Part Two)" | Neil Rudyard | Gerry Mill | TBA | 8 September 1984 |
| 3 | "Do It Yourself" | Guy James | Bill Turner | TBA | 15 September 1984 |
| 4 | "The Conference" | Tony Hoare | Gerry Mill | TBA | 22 September 1984 |
| 5 | "The Good, the Bad and the Rest" | Anthony Couch | Gerald Blake | TBA | 29 September 1984 |
| 6 | "Mad Dog" | Terence Feely | Peter Creegen | TBA | 6 October 1984 |
| When animal rights campaigners free some dogs from a laboratory, but fail to realise that one of the animlas is dangerously ill, a children's birthday party becomes a terrible nightmare for Maggie. | |||||
| 7 | "Wise Child" | Guy James | Gerald Blake | TBA | 13 October 1984 |
| 8 | "Appearances Can be Deceptive" | Neil Rudyard | Gerald Blake | TBA | 20 October 1984 |
| 9 | "Secrets" | Peter J. Hammond | Jonathan Wright-Miller | TBA | 27 October 1984 |
| 10 | "Fox and Hounds" | Tony Hoare | John Reardon | TBA | 3 November 1984 |
| 11 | "Cure" | Peter 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 World" | Simon Masters | Gerald Blake | TBA | 17 November 1984 |
| 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
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/the-gentle-touch/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentle-Touch-Complete-DVD/dp/B00112GCBM/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentle-Touch-Complete-DVD/dp/B0015FWI0O/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentle-Touch-3-Complete-DVD/dp/B002GDM2YG/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentle-Touch-Complete-DVD/dp/B0036QV89C/
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gentle-Touch-Complete-DVD/dp/B005NYS7TE/
- 1 2 3 "Top 30 Programmes – BARB". barb.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ↑ http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30?
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