Rent The Gentle Touch: Series 2 (1981)
5h 44min
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- All series
- Synopsis:
Jill Gascoine returns as Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in the complete Second Series of ITV's hit crime drama 'The Gentle Touch'. D.l. Forbes has a different approach to her colleagues at Seven Dials Police Station in the heart of Central London, tackling crime and its victims with a more sympathetic and humane attitude. It's an approach that brings her into conflict with others on the Force - but she's tough enough to do things her way. Hard-hitting, controversial and original, all ten episodes from the Second Series of 'The Gentle Touch' are collected here to enjoy...
1. Something BlueAn unusual robbery case tests Maggie's investigative prowess to the full...
2. Decoy
Maggie goes undercover to try and trap a rapist - but making herself a target places her in grave danger...
3. Break-In
Maggie finds herself at odds with a superior officer after a break-in at a solicitor's office reveals incriminating evidence...
4. Menaces
A successful lawyer and businessman is being blackmailed. Does the answer lie in his seemingly respectable law firm?
5. Hammer
Maggie is confused by a series of violent robberies carried out by women. Is she dealing with one suspect - or a team?
6. Chance
Paperwork is the curse of every police officer's life - but somewhere on Maggie's desk lies a buried clue to a major crime...
7. Loyalties
The wife of a wealthy businessman is threatened by a knife-wielding masked man - who then leaves her completely unharmed...
8. Maggie's Luck
Maggie is looking forward to a date with Alan Lawson, but work has a habit of disrupting a police officer's private life...
9. Shame
A young boy is badly beaten - but refuses to name his attackers. Is there more to the case than meets the eye?
10. The Ring
A new boyfriend gives Maggie a valuable Victorian ring - which turns out to be part of a recent unsolved robbery haul...- Actors:
- Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe, Derek Thompson, Brian Gwaspari, Paul Moriarty, Nigel Rathbone, James Ottaway, Lynda La Plante, Judy Lloyd, Linda Robson, Diana Malin, Leo Dolan, Peter Birrel, Simon Gipps-Kent, Limahl, Tim Stern, Nigel Hughes, Richard Owens, Michael Watkins, Peter Davidson
- Directors:
- John Reardon, Tony Wharmby, Paul Annett, David Askey, James Gatward, Nic Phillips, Peter Moffatt
- Producers:
- Jack Williams, Michael Verney-Elliott
- Creators:
- Terence Feely
- Writers:
- Terence Feely, Tony Hoare, Roger Marshall, Tony Parker, Patricia Hooker, David Crane, William Marlowe
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas
