Over the Christmas holidays I spent some time binge watching a lot of retro tv series, including the classic WKRP in Cincinnatti. I’d forgotten what a smartly written gem the show truely was, not to mention the sheer amount of great music that was featured over the years that it aired.

Another thing I remembered was the ongoing debate at the time about which of show’s two female characters was hotter - the blonde bombshell station secretary Jennifer Marlowe, played by Loni Anderson, or the shy and booksmart journalism major Bailey Quarters, played by Jan Smithers.

Much like the Ginger/Mary-Ann dyad of Gilligan’s Island, the two represented opposite sides of the spectrum. You have the glamourous blonde with the big boobs and even bigger hair vs the girl-next-door in suspenders and geeky glasses. But unlike the stereotypical female characters of the era, both were written as smart and articulate women, often the voices of reason amongst their male counterparts.

So which was your favourite?