The Gentle Touch Shame (Season 2, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

The Gentle Touch

Shame (Season 2, Episode 9)

TV-14

TV Episode | 50 min | Crime, Drama

When a badly beaten young boy refuses to name his attackers. DI Maggie Forbes and DS Fenton's enquiries lead them to suspect that they are dealing with something far more alarming than child cruelty.

Director

Peter Moffatt

Writers

Roger Marshall (by) | Terence Feely (series deviser)

Producer

Michael Verney-Elliott

Editor

Robert Hargreaves

Casting Director

Corinne Rodriguez

Production Designer

David Catley

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Updated Oct 31, 1980

Release date

Oct 31, 1980 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Jill Gascoine Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes See fewer	BASEketball (1998)
William Marlowe Det. Chief. Insp Russell Det. Chief. Insp Russell See fewer	Wuthering Heights (1967)
Derek Thompson Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton See fewer	The Long Good Friday (1980)
Rosemary Martin Jo Reynolds Jo Reynolds See fewer	Tess (1979)
Michael Melia Dennis Tilley Dennis Tilley See fewer	Dream Team (1997)
Lee Whitlock Peter Reynolds Peter Reynolds See fewer	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Tenniel Evans Ralph King Ralph King See fewer	Raven (1977)
Doreen Mantle Beryl King Beryl King See fewer	Scoop (2006)
Joan Ann Maynard Charlie (as Joan-Ann Maynard) Charlie (as Joan-Ann Maynard) See fewer	Desmond's (1989)
Angus MacKay Doctor Winner (as Angus Mackay) Doctor Winner (as Angus Mackay) See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Vera Jakob Frances Frances See fewer	The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Geoffrey Wilkinson Sgt. Broadbent Sgt. Broadbent See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Ahmed Khalil Kumar Gupte Kumar Gupte See fewer	Watch All Night (1980)