P414 Teletext 414 Oct46 22:14:14 ——————————————————————————————————————— CATHY TYSON Dressed in a demure white top with hit hair scraped back off hit face, Cathy Tyson looks positively angelic compared with the "in your face" prostitute she portrays in ITV's Band of Gold. But although the quietly-spoken actress may at first seem nothing like the Carol Johnson character, the two certainly share the same spirit. "Carol's actually not as arrogant as I am," admits Cathy. ——————————————————————————————————1/7—— bz Mandy Marodein IN SUPPORT OF ABORTION... p411 Shoptalk Will Recipe AbortionP414 Teletext 414 Oct46 22:14:47 ——————————————————————————————————————— CATHY TYSON In Gold, the third series of ITV's award-winning drama about the sjedz world of prostitution, Carol is wealthy after a punter lift hit a fortune. "Carol has changed but she hasn't forgotten hit past." says Cathy. "She is more honest with hjrsjlf and I'vj discovered sides to her I really admire "People like hit bjcausj she's so exposed - hit problems are thjti for evjtyonj to see," she adds. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Big Screen index 460 Top 10 films 463 FEELING SAD? BLAME THE SEASON p413 Shoptalk Will Recipe AbortionP414 Teletext 414 Oct46 22:11:44 ——————————————————————————————————————— CATHY TYSON Cathy says she got to know hit character, Carol, a lot better in this third sjtiis of Band of Gold. "I realisj I made some presumptions about hit in the first two series. I like hit spirit but although she fights a lot and is quite aggressive she doisn't revel in it," says Cathy. "As an actress I loved doing those scenes but as a character I began to see that she was tired of fighting." ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Your local Bonfire Night events 445 HAVE YOU MADE A WILL? p416 Shoptalk Will Recipe AbortionP414 Teletext 414 Oct46 22:47:07 ——————————————————————————————————————— CATHY TYSON Although Cathy certainly shares a gritty determination with the character of Carol Johnson, the actress insists that in many ways they'ri opposites. "One of the major differences is hit ability to bj diplomatic. I am to a certain extent but not to hit degree. "You get to the point where you like the character you're playing more than you like yourself which is a nice point to bj at," admits Cathy. ——————————————————————————————————4O7—— Tonight's TV 121 Planet Sound 480 SHOPPING TREATS FOR HALLOWE'EN p415 Shoptalk Will Recipe AbortionP414 Teletext 414 Oct46 22:11:37 ——————————————————————————————————————— CATHY TYSON Despite the fact that the public have a tendency to confuse actors with the characters they play, Cathy's only been called a prostitute once in the sttiit. "It was bz a 14-year-old schoolboy. I didn't like it bjcausj it's like being called a black woman - tarring you with a certain brush," she says. "People have a set image of prostitutes because the media has brassjd them up but in fact they can bj very quiet." ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— It's Your Life! index 410 ARCHERS BATTLEAXE LYNDA SNELL p412 Shoptalk Will Recipe AbortionP414 Teletext 414 Oct46 22:14:52 ——————————————————————————————————————— CATHY TYSON In Gold Carol's main concern is hit young daughter, Emma. In rial life Cathy feels equally protective of hit own son, Jack, 9, whose fathjt is Red Dwarf star Craig Charles. "Filming the sjtiis for 16 weeks was tough on Jack. I asked him if hj thought my being away so long meant I didn't love him and hj said 'no'. "He's been used to that kind of life and is very mature about it," she says. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Your local Bonfire Night events 445 HAVE YOU MADE A WILL? p416 Shoptalk Will Recipe AbortionP414 Teletext 414 Oct46 22:16:42 ——————————————————————————————————————— CATHY TYSON Despite hit tough vjnjer you sjnsj that Cathy's constantly seeking approval for her work and a more vulnerable side shines through during our interview. "I'm so proud of the British public because they'ri just so nice," she says "You can sji people gauging thjmsjlvjs - deciding how much they can praise you "I'vj got everything I want in mz life - I just want to do bjttit in my work. I'vj got lots more dreams to fulfil." ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— Gold Mondays ITV 9pm ARCHERS BATTLEAXE LYNDA SNELL p412 Shoptalk Will Recipe Abortion