Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Thursday 20th January: 5.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Friday 21st January: 1.30pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Sunday 23rd January: 9.30am
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Monday 24th January: 9.30am
Blue Marigold. Series 5, Episode 1. Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold’s mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback. Director: Giles Foster. Starring: Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Helen Fraser, Billy Hamon, Edward Jewesbury.
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Monday 2nd December: 1pm
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Tuesday 3rd December: 9.05am
Tales Of The Unexpected: Sky Arts: Saturday 7th December: 7.30am
Blue Marigold. Series 5, Episode 1. Dropped by her agency for her diva-like behaviour, supermodel Marigold’s mental health deteriorates. Years later, she plots a comeback. Director: Giles Foster. Starring: Toyah Willcox, Ralph Bates, Sharon Duce, Helen Fraser, Billy Hamon, Edward Jewesbury.
30 years ago this month the episode of Tales Of The Unexpected starring Toyah, ‘Blue Marigold’, aired on ITV. Here is a rare Channel Islands issue of ‘TV Times’ magazine, published the week the drama was broadcast, featuring Toyah on the cover and an interview inside.
• View a larger version of the cover by clicking above. Scans of the other pages and interview are here, here and here. (Many thanks to Paul Lomas for the scans)