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Jill Gascoine

Actress
11 April 1937 to 28 April 2020

A British actress best known for her role in the groundbreaking The Gentle Touch (1980-1984), Gascoine’s Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes was the first female lead in a British cop drama. She went on to star in C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985-1987) and other notable credits included Rooms (1977) and The Onedin Line (1979).

Read Jill Gascoine's Guardian obituary.