Gascoine made history as the first woman to lead a British police drama in the 1980s Cult actress of the 1980s Jill Gascoine has died at the age of 83, her family has confirmed.
Gascoine passed away after having suffered from Alzheimer’s. Her husband, actor Alfred Molina, called it a “cowardly disease”.
The actress most famously starred in ITV police drama The Gentle Touch as DI Maggie Forbes, a touchstone series which was the first British police drama in which a woman played the lead role.
Gascoine’s son Adam, from her previous marriage to Bill Keith, released a statement on Facebook confirming Jill’s death. “She suffered from Alzheimer’s for 10 years, so today was a thankful release,” the statement began. “The family is all well, and
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