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Jill Viola Gascoine (11 April 1937 – 28 April 2020) was an English actress and novelist. She portrayed Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes in the 1980s television series The Gentle Touch and its spin-off series C.A.T.S. Eyes. In the 1990s, she also became a novelist and published three books.
Apr 29, 2020 · Jill Gascoine, who played the first female lead in The Gentle Touch and other TV dramas, has died after a long illness. She was also an author and the wife of Alfred Molina, who confirmed her Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2016.
Jill Gascoine was a British actress, writer and singer who starred in The Gentle Touch, a groundbreaking police drama. She also appeared in musicals, TV shows and movies, and married Alfred Molina in 1986.
- Actress, Writer, Additional Crew
- April 11, 1937
- Jill Gascoine
- April 28, 2020
Apr 29, 2020 · The star of 1980s TV favourite The Gentle Touch, Jill Gascoine, has died at the age of 83. Gascoine had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for a number of years, a “cowardly disease” according to...
Apr 29, 2020 · Jill Gascoine, who has died aged 83, played DI Forbes in the trailblazing series from 1980 to 1984. “The Gentle Touch had been the first telly drama to base itself around a female copper,” she...
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Apr 29, 2020 · Gascoine starred in the first British police drama with a woman lead, “The Gentle Touch,” and was married to Alfred Molina. She suffered from Alzheimer’s for 10 years and passed away in 2020.
Apr 29, 2020 · British actress Jill Gascoine, known for her roles in such TV dramas as The Gentle Touch and The Onedin Line, has died at the age of 83. In the 1980s she played Detective Inspector Maggie...
