Aileen, was a 54-year-old widow when she entered a story for a TV Times magazine competition that attracted 11,000 entries. Her story won the top prize of 200 pounds, and she was presented with the cheque by
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) executive producer
John Woolf, who announced that it would be adapted for the series. Aileen's winning story appeared as S5 E1,
Blue Marigold (1982).