"She passed away peacefully after living with Alzheimer’s for 10yrs. I love this photo of her with her sons Adam and Sean. Joe Biden pushes forward with plans for office, 'Let's work together!' 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-orientated spin-off series C.A.T.S. Her early work also included collaborations with future film and television director Ken Loach. The actress – best-known for playing DI Maggie Forbes in The Gentle Touch in the 1980s and spin-off show C.A.T.S Eyes in the Eighties – went public with her illness at a Beverly Hills fundraiser for victims of dementia in 2013. Jill Gascoine, who has died aged 83, played DI Forbes in the trailblazing series from 1980 to 1984. contestant has revealed she is a world away from what TV fans might expect from her when she appears on the hit TV show, Gary Speed's sons haunted by harrowing moment dad with 'perfect life' was found in garage, EXCLUSIVE: Speaking publicly about their dad's death for the first time, Ed and Tommy said they are still left with questions, nine years after the Leeds, Everton and Wales legend took his own life, TV host and wife killed in horror plane crash during emergency landing, The light aircraft was seen on fire as the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing near Moscow before it plummeted into a field. Searching for a safe place for my family. She divorced her first husband, Bill Keith, the father of her two sons, in the 1960s before her career took off. She spent four years on The Onedin Line before spending the next five on The Gentle Touch. The family will reach out once details have been arranged. The family will reach out once details have been arranged. She had started her TV career in the 1970s, winning parts in shows such as Z-Cars and General Hospital before shooting to fame in The Gentle Touch. The family is all well, and relieved that she’s not suffering any more. Her video has been seen more than 50,000 times, Sacha Baron Cohen says Mark Zuckerberg needs to go next after Donald Trump is defeated, Sacha Baron Cohen took President Donald Trump's defeat as an opportunity to make his feelings known about Facebook mogul Mark Zuckerberg – and he's not a fan, Apprentice Karren Brady's daughter wows as she shows off cleavage in microscopic bra, The Apprentice star Karren Brady's scorching-hot daughter, Sophia Peschisolido sent temperatures skyrocketing as she took to Instagram to plug an online retailer, wearing just a racy black bra, Louise Redknapp's half-naked snaps and videos 'leave her sons cringing', It's been claimed that songstress Louise Redknapp leaves her sons Charley and Beau cringing with her sexy snaps and videos. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2013, and spent her final years in an assisted living facility after suffering a decline. Gascoine's vroege acteercarrière begon met werken voor filmregisseur Ken Loach.Gedurende de jaren zestig werkte zij enkele jaren in leidinggevende functies bij Dundee Repertory Theatre en was later eigenaar van een hotel in Dundee. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking.