Maggie Perkins obituary As a contuinity and script editor, Maggie Perkins worked on hundreds of TV episodes in the 1960s and 70s As a contuinity and script editor, Maggie Perkins worked on hundreds of TV episodes in the 1960s and 70s RobPerkins Fri 21 May 2021 12.21 EDT Last modified on Fri 21 May 2021 12.23 EDT My mother, Maggie Perkins, who has died aged 92, worked as a continuity and script editor on hundreds of episodes of classic British TV series in the 1960s and 1970s, including The Avengers , The Saint, and The Professionals. She was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, one of three children of Samuel and Gwendoline Spirito, first generation immigrants from southern Italy. In 1945 their family home was completely destroyed by a doodlebug raid, fortunately while all of its usual occupants were away.