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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
Filmography
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2007
That's What I Call Television
TV show Self
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2000
Nature Boy
TV show Esther
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1997
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
TV show Marigold Lockton
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1996
Springhill
TV show Liz Freeman
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1995
Priest
Movie Ellie Molloy
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1993
The Higher Mortals
Movie Miss Pluckley
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1992
A Touch of Frost
TV show Julia Ryan
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1989
Children's Ward
TV show Carol Jones
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1987
Going Live!
TV show Self
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1987
Inspector Morse
TV show Holly Trevors
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1986
Brick Is Beautiful
Movie Elaine
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1986
Bread
TV show Aveline Boswell
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1985
Long Term Memory
Movie Robin
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1984
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Movie Peggy
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1984
Angels in the Annexe
Movie Susanna
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1984
A Private Function
Movie Dorothy
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1984
Scully
TV show Marie Morgan
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1983
The Gathering Seed
TV show Irene Kilbride
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1982
Boys from the Blackstuff
TV show D.O.E Clerk
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1980
And Mum Came Too
Movie Sandra
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1976
Bag of Yeast
Movie Partygoer (uncredited)
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1976
Open All Hours
TV show Girl Who Answers Advert