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Jill Gascoine is an English actress and novelist. She is best known for her role as 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.
Birth Name
Jill Viola Gascoine
Born
Sunday, 11 April 1937
Died
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Top of the Cops | Self / DI Maggie Forbes | 2009 |
| The Cult of... | Self | 2006 |
| BASEketball | Hospital Nurse | 1998 |
| The Patron Saint of Liars | Mother Corrine | 1998 |
| Touched by an Angel | Ms. Piper | 1994 |
| Red Hot | Waitress | 1993 |
| Virtual Murder | Victoria Fleming | 1992 |
| Northern Exposure | Lady Ann | 1990 |
| King of the Wind | Mrs. Williams | 1990 |
| El C.I.D. | Sarah | 1990 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Top of the Cops | Self / DI Maggie Forbes | 2009 |
| The Cult of... | Self | 2006 |
| BASEketball | Hospital Nurse | 1998 |
| The Patron Saint of Liars | Mother Corrine | 1998 |
| Touched by an Angel | Ms. Piper | 1994 |
| Red Hot | Waitress | 1993 |
| Virtual Murder | Victoria Fleming | 1992 |
| Northern Exposure | Lady Ann | 1990 |
| King of the Wind | Mrs. Williams | 1990 |
| El C.I.D. | Sarah | 1990 |
| Screen One | Vivien Empson | 1989 |
| You Bet! | Self | 1988 |
| Boon | Jo Beckett | 1986 |
| Home to Roost | Judy Schwartz | 1985 |
| C.A.T.S. Eyes | Maggie Forbes / Maggie | 1985 |
| A Royal Night of One Hundred Stars | Self | 1985 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| Taggart | Jane Antrobus | 1983 |
| The Pyramid Game | Self | 1981 |
| Punchlines | Self | 1981 |
| The Gentle Touch | Det. Insp. Maggie Forbes / Det Insp Maggie Forbes | 1980 |
| Starburst | Self | 1980 |
| The Paul Daniels Magic Show | Self | 1979 |
| Blankety Blank | Herself | 1978 |
| Give Us a Clue | Self - Panellist | 1979 |
| Holding On | Betty | 1977 |
| Prometheus: The Life of Balzac | Helene de Valette | 1975 |
| Raffles | Dolly | 1975 |
| Confessions of a Pop Performer | Mrs. Barnwell / Mrs Barnwell | 1975 |
| The Rooms | Ruth Harris | 1974 |
| A Little Bit of Wisdom | Sister Ruth | 1974 |
| Within These Walls | Irene | 1974 |
| Oranges and Lemons | Charlotte | 1973 |
| Beryl's Lot | Hilda Monks | 1973 |
| Six Days of Justice | Miss Owen | 1972 |
| The Onedin Line | Letty Onedin / Letty Gaunt / Letty | 1971 |
| Justice | Elizabeth Lee | 1971 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Marion Bradley | 1962 |
| The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | St Trinians Girl | 1960 |
| The White Trap | Nurse | 1959 |
| This Is Your Life | Self / Filmed Tribute | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Lorna McDermot | 1955 |
