"Actor: Jill Gascoine"

• The Gentle Touch: The Complete Series | DVD | (17/09/2018) from £49.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The first police series to show a woman at Detective Inspector level, The Gentle Touch stars Jill Gascoine as Maggie Forbes a tough but compassionate cop who is also a single mother to a teenage son following the murder of her police constable husband. Reflecting a time when there were very few ranking female officers, the series not only showed police procedure within a Metropolitan Police CID unit but also offered an insight into how a woman might cope with such a role in what was still very much a man's world. Instantly successful with the public, The Gentle Touch ran for five series and featured guest appearances by Catherine Schell, Brian Croucher, Joanne Whalley, Liz Smith, Art Malik, Lynda Bellingham and Louise Jameson, among many others.

• Six Days of Justice - The Complete Series 2 | DVD | (29/04/2013) from £8.98   |  Saving you £13.00 (185.98%)   |  RRP £19.99

  For many, an appearance in the magistrates' court is the first encounter with the Law. Bemused, perhaps frightened and often arrogant, their offence may range from a simple motoring case to murder. But whatever the degree of involvement, the experience is one that will remain indelibly etched on the memory. In each of its four series Six Days of Justice examined six fictitious cases, exact in detail, with procedural advice supplied by magistrates; although similar in style and content to Cro...

• The Gentle Touch - Series 1 - Complete | DVD | (21/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jill Gascoine stars as Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in this exciting and ground-breaking ITV police series from the 1980s. Maggie is assigned to Seven Dials Police Station in the heart of Central London right next to the city's infamous Soho district - an area where life is cheap and rank corruption and depravity are everywhere. Unlike her cynical and hard-edged male colleagues on the force she has a gentler more sympathetic approach to the human tragedies she encounters - and it's an approach that gets results. Maggie Forbes seems like a woman with a brilliant career ahead of her - until a devastating family tragedy almost shatters her life. Hugely popular and original (Maggie Forbes was British television's first ever female detective!) all seven episodes of the first series of The Gentle Touch are collected here to enjoy on DVD for the very first time. Episodes Comprise: 1.Killers 2.Recoil 3.Help 4.Shock 5.Blade 6.Rogue 7.Melody

• The Gentle Touch - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (14/04/2008) from £12.98   |  Saving you £12.00 (109.19%)   |  RRP £22.99

  The Gentle Touch stars Jill Gascoine as the 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 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 Episodes Comprise: Something Blue Decoy Break-In Menaces Hammer Chance Loyalties Maggie's Luck Shame The Ring

• The Gentle Touch - Series 4 - Complete | DVD | (12/04/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The Gentle Touch: Series 4 (4 Discs)

• Gentle Touch - Series 3 - Complete | DVD | (15/02/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  The Gentle Touch: The Complete Series 3 (4 Discs)

• The Gentle Touch - The Complete Series 5 | DVD | (14/11/2011) from £44.95   |  Saving you £-4.96 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  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 insight into how a woman might cope with such a role in what was very much a man's world. An instant hit with viewers, The Gentle Touch become one of the most successful police dramas ever made. This fifth series sees DI Maggie Forbes facing the continuing challenges of policing in the Eighties, with powerful and contemporary storylines from a writing team that includes Terence Feely (Callan), Tony Hoare (Minder) and Peter Hammond (Z Cars); Lysette Anthony, Gordon Kaye, Lynda Bellingham and Louise Jameson guest-star.

• Taggart - Vol. 3 | DVD | (01/01/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  'Taggart' is the longest running police drama on TV. Thanks to its explosive storylines and tough-talking Glasgow detective Jim Taggart (Mark McManus) it has become a national institution with these next six feature length editions averaging nearly thirteen million viewers. Set Comprises: Evil Eye: A gypsy is found murdered in her caravan and Taggart and Jardine suspect a connection with a London jewel raid in which a young policeman was murdered. Rogues' Gallery: A body is found in a car that has just been put through a car crusher: Taggart and Jardine investigate a case that seems to link the world of drug pushers with the world of art and artists. Violent Delights: A sixth former Philip Dempster has a crush on his French Teacher the beautiful Francoise Campbell. When spying on her through his telescope he sees what looks like a murder take place in her bedroom. Taggart investigates the death of a young undertaker in a blazing car. Fatal Inheritance: When the verdict of ""Not Proven"" is returned in a murder trial Taggart decides to stay at the scene of the crime - a fashionable health farm. When another murder occurs there Taggart gets involved though officially he is not on the case. Death Benefits: Julia Fraser wife of a police sergeant is brutally murdered whilst he is on duty. During a search of their house a list of names is found. It appears that the people on the list are rapidly meeting with a series of accidents - and yet there is no connection between them except that they are on the list. Taggart is facing a race against time to find the connection. Gingerbread: The murder of his father sets Simon Barrow on a journey which moves from fairy-tale to nightmare. Taggart Jardine and Reid discover the bitter behind the sweet.

• The Onedin Line - Series 1 - Part 2 | DVD | (05/05/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Welcome to Liverpool in the late 19th century the hub of Great Britain's growing Atlantic trade. But for Captain James Onedin these waters are treacherous indeed. Can he keep his beloved Onedin Line out of the hands of Callon his rival enemy and ex-employer and enter the age of steam unhindered? Or will everything including the elements be against him? This release features Parts Three and Four of the classic BBC drama serial The Onedin Line.

• The Onedin Line - Series 1 - Part 1 | DVD | (07/04/2003) from £29.99   |  Saving you £-12.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The initial instalment of episodes from the classic TV serial.