Jill Gascoine

Jill Viola Gascoine (11 April 1937 – 28 April 2020) was an English actress and novelist. Her credits include The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960), Z-Cars (1973), General Hospital (1974), Rooms (1974), Dixon of Dock Green (1974), Softly, Softly: Taskforce (1975), Within These Walls (1975), Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Peter Pan (1976), The Onedin Line (1976–1979), Home to Roost (1989–1990), King of the Wind (1990), Taggart (1990), and Boon (1991). However, she is most notable for portraying the first ever female Detective Inspector as Maggie Forbes in the 1980s television series The Gentle Touch (1980-1984), and its spin-off series C.A.T.S.

Eyes (1985-1987). In the 1990s, she gave up acting and became a novelist and published three books.