Name: Sally James, best known for her "almost legendary" interviews with rock stars, her denim waistcoats and her cleavage.
Comedy: Tiswas (1977 - 1982).
Set-Up: Saturday morning ITV anarchy that made Multi-Coloured Swap Shop look like a church service, starring raven-haired goddess James and, most famously, Lenny Henry and a pre-Millionaire Chris Tarrant.
Standout moment: Legend has it some members of Status Quo were smoking spliffs in the weekly cage – not just a fire hazard and a bad example but illegal. Instead of asking them to put them out a large amount of water than ever was chucked over them.
Memorable catchphrase: No catchphrase, just a weekly oasis of sexy sanity in a world of children's TV mayhem.
Lowest ebb: An attempt by ITV bosses to ban the custard pie throwing because they thought it was a bad example to children. The programme fought back, arguing that the messiness was central to the show's appeal and the custard pies survived.
Big screen potential: If you can make a movie out of On The Buses surely you can make a movie out of the life of Sally James, who was plucked from acting obscurity to present regional kids' TV show Saturday Scene and then Tiswas. But who would play her? Has anyone got Angelina Jolie's number?
Why is she a hero? A formative experience for a generation of teenage boys who promptly ripped down their posters of Kevin Keegan and replaced them with pix of luscious, leather-clad Sally.
Factoid:Can she really be 57? Sob. Sally James now apparently sells school uniforms in Surrey.
