The third episode in this Yorkshire Television series in which presenter Marylyn Webb speaks with important and influential women who are associated with Yorkshire. In this edition she speaks with Jean Tyrrell whose family business Sirdar has become one of the most important producers of hand knitting yarns in the world. Title: Yorkshire Television Production A montage of still images featuring guest Jean Tyrrell over the opening title. Title: One Woman In the Yorkshire Television studio...

The third episode in this Yorkshire Television series in which presenter Marylyn Webb speaks with important and influential women who are associated with Yorkshire. In this edition she speaks with Jean Tyrrell whose family business Sirdar has become one of the most important producers of hand knitting yarns in the world. Title: Yorkshire Television Production A montage of still images featuring guest Jean Tyrrell over the opening title. Title: One Woman In the Yorkshire Television studio presenter Marylyn Webb introduces a woman she describes as truly dynamic and has breathed fresh air into big business Jean Tyrrell, Chairman of one of Europe’s most modern and successful mills Sirdar Mills of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. After talking briefly about the specially made cardigan she is wearing, Jean talks about the strains of being the head of a large company such as Sirdar. As Marylyn shows her a series of photographs, she talks about her grandfather who started the mill and her father who ran it after his death. She talks about the company’s brand name Sirdar and what it means and how it came about. She talks about her Yorkshire upbringing, her times travelling and starting work at the company alongside her father in Public Relations. She provides details of what she did during World War Two and about meeting her husband and about her three daughters. In the final part of the programme, she talks about her time as Chairman of the company and efforts to modernise the mill during the 1970s as well as describing what she brings to the role as a woman and about receiving an OBE. Credit: One Woman was presented by Marylyn Webb Researcher Susan Walls Director Paddy Russell Executive Producer Graham Ironside Title: © YTV Limited 1984 End title: Yorkshire Television Production