The Gentle Touch Decoy (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 51 min | Crime, Drama

The Gentle Touch

Decoy (Season 2, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 51 min | Crime, Drama

When a series of rapes on women plague the area, Maggie Forbes must go undercover as a barmaid to try catch the attacker - but acting as a decoy places her life in great danger.

Director

John Reardon

Writer

Terence Feely (by) (series deviser)

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Updated Sep 12, 1980

Release date

Sep 12, 1980 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Jill Gascoine Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes See fewer	BASEketball (1998)
William Marlowe Det. Ch. Insp. Russell Det. Ch. Insp. Russell See fewer	Wuthering Heights (1967)
Derek Thompson Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton See fewer	The Long Good Friday (1980)
Brian Gwaspari Det. Insp. Bob Croft Det. Insp. Bob Croft See fewer	A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Paul Moriarty Det. Sgt. Jake Barratt Det. Sgt. Jake Barratt See fewer	Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Nigel Rathbone Steve Forbes Steve Forbes See fewer	She Loves Me (1979)
James Ottaway George Taylor George Taylor See fewer	The Long Good Friday (1980)
Richard Owens Dr Bill Ryder Dr Bill Ryder See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1971)
Michael Watkins Max Trenton Max Trenton See fewer	Bellman and True (1987)
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Eric Kent Stringer Stringer See fewer	John Browne's Body (1969)
Nigel Le Vaillant P.C. Miller P.C. Miller See fewer	Christabel (1988)