The Gentle Touch - Season 1 (1980)

When a woman is found dead in a 'love nest', Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes is handed the case. She builds up a strong picture of how the crime was carried out, but further investigations lead to several shocks for the people involved.

A young man found murdered in the London Underground one morning has been stabbed with a knife. The nature of the crime points to a homosexual encounter - which eventually leads Maggie to a blazing row with her colleague, DI Croft.

Interviewing an unsuccessful businessman who is suspected of deliberately setting fire to his premises for the insurance, Maggie is unimpressed when the man offers her a bribe. But even stranger offers are waiting around the corner - that Maggie can't ignore.

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.