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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. ==Career== Gascoine began her acting career in theatre in the 1960s and she had regular roles at the Dundee Repertory Theatre. She was also an actress in the Downfield Musical Society in Dundee working with a large number of people including Mr Lamont Forbes MBE. Her typical role was Principal Boy in pantomime. Her early work also included collaborations with future film and television director, Ken Loach. From 1970 onwards, Gascoine began appearing in television roles and made appearances in series such as ''Z-Cars'', ''General Hospital'', ''Rooms'', ''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 period drama ''The Onedin Line'' (1976–79). She became better known in 1980 when she took the lead role in the ITV drama series ''The Gentle Touch'', playing Detective Inspector Maggie Forbes. This was the first British television drama that centred on a female police officer, coming several months before the BBC's similarly themed ''Juliet Bravo''. ''The Gentle Touch'' was a huge ratings hit in the UK and ran for five series until 1984, though Gascoine continued to play Maggie Forbes in the more action-oriented spin-off series ''C.A.T.S. Eyes'' from 1985-87. Following this, she then appeared as Judy Schwartz in the final series of the sitcom ''Home to Roost'' (1989–90) opposite John Thaw, and continued to make guest appearances on British television. She also appeared as Mrs Williams in the 1989 film ''King of the Wind'' opposite Richard Harris and Glenda Jackson. After a high profile career that had spanned over twenty years on British television, Gascoine and her second husband, actor Alfred Molina, moved to Los Angeles in the 1990s. Since moving there, Gascoine has made appearances on US television in series such as ''Northern Exposure'' and ''Touched by an Angel'', as well as performing extensively in theatre. Though she still lives in Los Angeles, she returned to the UK in 2008 to perform at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, appearing in (Colette Freedman ) s play ''(Sister Cities )'' at the Gilded Balloon Theatre. In October 2009, it was announced that Gascoine was joining the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders''. She was to play the role of Glenda Mitchell, former wife of Archie Mitchell and mother of Ronnie and Roxy, from early 2010.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/news/news_20091009.shtml〕 However, during her first day on set, she withdrew from her filming commitments, as she felt that she "lacked the right experience to film such a big continuing drama". The part was re-cast with Glynis Barber. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jill Gascoine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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