Jill gascoine stars as tough, no nonsense female cop maggie forbes. Made at a time when there were very few ranking female officers in the police force, the gentle touch not only showed police procedure within a metropolitan police cid unit but also allowed an insight into how a woman might cope with such a role in what was very much a man's world. Instantly successful with the public, the gentle touch ran for five years before spinning off into another series c.a.t.s. Eyes.contains 10 episodes on 3 discs., jill gascoine stars as tough, no nonsense female cop maggie forbes. Made at a time when there were very few ranking female officers in the police force, the gentle touch not only showed police procedure within a metropolitan police cid unit but also allowed an insight into how a woman might cope with such a role in what was very much a man's world. Instantly successful with the public, the gentle touch ran for five years before spinning off into another series c.a.t.s. Eyes.contains 10 episodes on 3 discs.special featuresnone listed