Gilly Coman

Born: 1955-09-13

Gilly Coman (13 September 1955 – 13 July 2010) was an English actress, who played Aveline in the first four series of Carla Lane's sitcom Bread. She also appeared in Scully, Coronation Street, Brookside, Inspector Morse, Springhill and Emmerdale Farm and in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours. She played Marigold Lockton in the 1997 TV adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous. Coman died of a suspected heart attack on 13 July 2010 at her mother's grave in All Saints Church's cemetery, Liverpool. She is survived by her husband, Phil, a photographer, her three sons and one daughter. She had a heart condition and was scheduled for a pacemaker operation


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Priest

as Ellie Molloy
Released: 1995-03-24

Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret...

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A Private Function

as Dorothy
Released: 1984-11-09

In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and...

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Angels in the Annexe

as Susanna
Released: 1984-12-24

Mr Brittain is determined that this year the school will do a really different Christmas show. ...

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Bag of Yeast

as Partygoer (uncredited)
Released: 1976-02-22

When teacher Tony Scannell decides he wants to be ordained as a Catholic Priest his decision has...

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Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle

as Peggy
Released: 1984-12-31

Mickey and Mo head to Liverpool for the chance of a big score

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The Higher Mortals

as Miss Pluckley
Released: 1993-06-01

This movie deals with the problems suffered by many smaller girls' boarding schools during the...

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Brick Is Beautiful

as Elaine
Released: 1986-07-23

Steve thinks there is a fortune in reclaimed bricks. But how will his ambition affect his...

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And Mum Came Too

as Sandra
Released: 1980-10-10

Gate-crashing and drinking have turned some teenage parties into nightmares. When it's Sandra's...

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Inspector Morse

as Holly Trevors
First aired: 1987-01-06

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...

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Going Live!

as Self
First aired: 1987-09-26

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...

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Bread

as Aveline Boswell
First aired: 1986-05-01

Bread is a British television sitcom, written by Carla Lane, produced by the BBC and screened on...

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Boys from the Blackstuff

as D.O.E Clerk
First aired: 1982-10-10

Alan Bleasdale's five-part series relates the further experiences of unemployed Liverpudlian...

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Children's Ward

as Carol Jones
First aired: 1989-03-15

Children's Ward is a British children's television drama series produced by Granada Television...

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Scully

as Marie Morgan
First aired: 1984-05-14

Scully was a British television drama with some comedy elements set in the city of Liverpool,...

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The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous

as Marigold Lockton
First aired: 1997-06-06

Reeling from the death of his beautiful mother, Lysander Hawkley, semi-pro Tennis ace, moves...

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The Gathering Seed

as Irene Kilbride
First aired: 1983-09-07

The saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and...

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