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Jeremiah S1E12 — The Touch
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Jeremiah•Season 1•Episode 12

The Touch

7.3/10 · 79 votesMay 17, 200244 min

Ranked #14 of 20 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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Jeremiah and Kurdy arrive in Mayfair and find the townspeople dead of cyanide. In the next town of New Hope they find the locals have an aversion to touching. The Elders ruthlessly enforce the law, making anyone who disobeys their edicts "disobey". When the people

Directed byMichael Robison
Written bySam Egan
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Luke Perry

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner

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Peter Stebbings

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Markus Alexander

Ingrid Kavelaars

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Byron Lawson

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Episode Summary

"The Touch" is episode 12 of Jeremiah season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 79 votes, ranking #14 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Michael Robison and written by Sam Egan, it aired on May 17, 2002.

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