The Gentle Touch Melody (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

The Gentle Touch

Melody (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

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.

Director

Paul Annett

Writer

Terence Feely (by) (series deviser)

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Updated May 23, 1980

Release date

May 23, 1980 (United Kingdom)

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21 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)
Nigel Rathbone Steve Forbes Steve Forbes See fewer	She Loves Me (1979)
James Ottaway George Taylor George Taylor See fewer	Big Deal (1984)
Trevor Peacock Gerald Portman Gerald Portman See fewer	Fred Claus (2007)
Mona Bruce Alison Portman Alison Portman See fewer	Within These Walls (1974)
Peter Straker Jeremy Miller Jeremy Miller See fewer	Alicja (1982)
Catherine Schell Margot Margot See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Fiona Curzon Charlie Charlie See fewer	Femme Fatale (2002)
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Brigitte Kahn Letty Letty See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Christine Shaw Pauline Pauline See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Ross Davidson David David See fewer	The Meaning of Life (1983)
Jack McKenzie Hamish Hamish See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Ben Thomas Eskimo Eskimo See fewer	Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
Mike Handley Tommy Tommy See fewer	Unnatural Causes (1986)
Sheila West Melody Melody See fewer	The Gentle Touch (1980)