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The Gentle Touch Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1980 - 1980
Episode 1
Killers
47 mins
Maggie Forbes, just promoted to Detective Inspector in the Metropolitan Police, reaches a crossroads in her life. Within hours of her promotion her police constable husband is shot by two brothers. Maggie is ordered to stay at home while her colleagues investigate the killing.
Episode 2
Recoil
49 mins
Tired of sitting at home, Maggie disobeys orders and sets out to find her husband's killers. Having received a tip-off from a contact in the criminal world that the gun used in the crime was supplied by illicit arms dealer Jackie Frost, she hands her information to Chief Inspector Russell - and tells him that she is resigning from the force.
Episode 3
Help
50 mins
Having withdrawn her resignation, Maggie tries to sort out the problems facing Susan Scott and her daughter. What she doesn't know is that trouble is on her own doorstep - her son Steven has taken to drinking.
Episode 4
Shock
51 mins
When a woman is found dead in a 'love nest', Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes is handed the case. She builds up a strong picture of how the crime was carried out, but further investigations lead to several shocks for the people involved.
Episode 5
Blade
51 mins
A young man found murdered in the London Underground one morning has been stabbed with a knife. The nature of the crime points to a homosexual encounter - which eventually leads Maggie to a blazing row with her colleague, DI Croft.
Episode 6
Rogue
52 mins
Interviewing an unsuccessful businessman who is suspected of deliberately setting fire to his premises for the insurance, Maggie is unimpressed when the man offers her a bribe. But even stranger offers are waiting around the corner - that Maggie can't ignore.
Episode 7
Melody
50 mins
Maggie investigates the death of Melody, a local prostitute. Yet when she questions some other call girls for an insight into Melody's background, Maggie suspects that their pimp, Miller, has put the "frighteners" on them.
