Actors pay tribute to ‘warrior woman’ Kay Mellor

Samantha Morton and Cathy Tyson praise the inspirational Band of Gold writer, who died on Sunday

The actors Samantha Morton and Cathy Tyson have paid tribute to the late Kay Mellor, calling her a fighter, a warrior woman and an insanely talented" writer and director.

Mellor, who died on Sunday aged 71, wrote numerous TV shows over a 30-year career including Band of Gold in 1995. The series revolved around a group of sex workers who lived and worked in Bradford's red-light district, and starred a teenage Morton alongside Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson and Barbara Dickson.