The Gentle Touch is notable for being the first British series to feature a woman police detective as its leading character.

The series starred Jill Gascoine as Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes, who has worked her way up through the ranks of the police force.

Maggie's husband, a police constable, is murdered during the first episode, leaving her to juggle her career with single parenthood, raising her teenage son.

First Broadcast:1980 - 1984
Number of episodes:56