Gillie Hampton made her first appearance on 6 October 1988 and last on 5 January 1989. She was portrayed by Clare James.
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Gillie is the wife of prisoner Victor Hampton, who is in prison on remand for theft. The couple have a young son. Gillie comes to Dickens Hill Prison to visit Vic. Their marriage has come under strain due to Vic's adulteries. Gillie had been visited by one of Vic's partners and she begins to fear that Vic has unwittingly passed on an STD to her. She had blood tests to put her mind at rest and pleads with Vic to do the same. Vic eventually does and it turned out he is HIV positive. He is deeply sorry that he has passed the disease on to his innocent wife, but to his relief she informs him that she has tested negative. She is supportive and promises to stay with him no matter what.
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