The Gentle Touch Blade (1980–1984) Online
- Original Title :
- Blade
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Crime / Drama
- Year :
- 1980–1984
- Directror :
- Christopher Hodson
- Cast :
- Jill Gascoine,William Marlowe,Brian Gwaspari
- Writer :
- Roger Marshall,Terence Feely
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 6.9/10
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.
| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
 | Jill Gascoine | - | Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes |
 | William Marlowe | - | Det. Chief Inspector Russell |
 | Brian Gwaspari | - | Det. Inspector Croft |
 | Derek Thompson | - | Det. Sgt. Jimmy Fenton |
| Nigel Rathbone | - | Steven Forbes |
| Kenneth Gilbert | - | Dr. Thorne |
 | Patricia Garwood | - | Mrs. Thorne |
| Brian McDermott | - | Mr. Richardson |
 | John Serret | - | Hugo |
| Charmian May | - | Mrs. Ridgeway |
| John Wheatley | - | Larry |
| Mark Christon | - | Peter |
| Adam Richardson | - | Perry |
| Jeremy Pearce | - | Ritchie |
Incidental music includes "Happy House" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.