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Jill Gascoine (born 11 April 1937, Lambeth, London) is a British actress and novelist. She is most widely 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 has published three books. Gascoine began her acting career in theatre in the 1960s and she had regular roles at the Dundee Repertory Theatre. Her early work also included collaborations with future film and television director, Ken Loach. From 1970 onwards, Gascoine turned her attention to television... MORE

Jill Gascoine (born 11 April 1937, Lambeth, London) is a British actress and novelist. She is most widely 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 has published three books. Gascoine began her acting career in theatre in the 1960s and she had regular roles at the Dundee Repertory Theatre. Her early work also included collaborations with future film and television director, Ken Loach. From 1970 onwards, Gascoine turned her attention to television and made guest appearances in series such as Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Softly, Softly: Taskforce and Within These Walls. In 1975 she had a part in British sex-farce Confessions of a Pop Performer. She then had a recurring role playing Letty Gaunt in The Onedin Line from 1976-79. However, she became a household name in 1980 when she starred in the groundbreaking ITV drama series The Gentle Touch, playing Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes. This was the first British television drama that centred around a female police officer, coming several months before the BBC's similarly themed Juliet Bravo. LESS