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5 unusual facts about Diana Rigg


Alistair Elliot

His translation of Euripides' Medea was performed in theatres in London and New York in a production by Jonathan Kent with Diana Rigg in the leading rĂ´le.

Cathy Gale

She was replaced by actress Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, who continued Gale's habit of wearing leather during action sequences until she was given her own unique costuming when series production switched to colour.

Emma Steed

Early art for the character, in fact, matched the appearance of Diana Rigg who played Mrs. Emma Peel.

No Turn Unstoned

No Turn Unstoned is a collection of "the worst theatrical reviews in history" compiled by the actress Dame Diana Rigg.

The Crimson Horror

The episode was "specially written" for mother and daughter Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling.


Boot fetishism

The mid-1960s British TV series The Avengers often featured fetishistic clothing, with Emma Peel, played by Diana Rigg, wore boots as a characteristic sign of her as a sexy and strong woman.

Death's Door

Death's Door is the eighteenth episode of the fifth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg, and guest starring Clifford Evans, Allan Cuthbertson, William Lucas, and Marne Maitland.

Linda Thorson

Thorson is best known for her role as Tara King (succeeding Diana Rigg as Emma Peel) in the last season of the British TV adventure series, The Avengers, with the original star Patrick Macnee.

Roberta Taylor

In 2011 she will appear in the West End revival of Pygmalion, alongside Rupert Everett, Kara Tointon and Diana Rigg.

Suddenly, Last Summer

Michael Grandage directed a 2004 stage production at the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield, featuring Diana Rigg as Mrs Venable and Victoria Hamilton as Catharine.


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