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Frankymole · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:50 pm Post subject:

Wow that was kind of amazing. The dame of dangerous ladies. DDR was the same age in it as I am now watching it - I can't help but sympathise with her: you don't cross Medea, you don't cross Klytemnestra or Mrs Peel. You certainly don't cross Helena, even as a child...

Brilliant 1997 interview afterwards too. Very personal, in the usual Face To Face way.
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mousemeat · Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:54 pm Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:39 am Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:14 pm Post subject:

Mother Love - the concluding half.

Slightly less economical than the first half, I felt, which is surprising given it's Andrew Davies writing and Ken Riddington producing, who wasted not a single second or word in A Very Peculiar Practice shortly before (probably the best TV series of the 1980s, and certainly since). But by God did Diana Rigg shine with a glorious light as the the embodiment of Nemesis. If any of us could press an "off" button on those who've betrayed us, wouldn't we do so in an instant?

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mousemeat · Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:19 pm Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:40 pm Post subject:

Yes McCallum was brilliant in this. Absolutely convincing as usual.
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mousemeat · Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:09 pm Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:43 am Post subject:

This is on the BBC right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvykSqmhrS4
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Frankymole · Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:43 am Post subject:

When you think it can't get any better, Gordon Jackson turns up.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7w63f9
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mousemeat · Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 12:41 pm Post subject:

cyberrich · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:37 am Post subject:

I'm looking forward to Black Narcissus which is shown over 3 nights, Dec 27th-29th on BBC1 at 9pm. The trailer shows promise. I believe it's Diana's penultimate role. Her final role is in the psychological horror movie Last night in Soho released next April, if cinemas are open by then.

cyberrich · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 2:52 pm Post subject:

Today I watched Diana's Face to face interview from 1997. I watched it back in the day but it was great to see it again. Diana always comes across as a very thoughtful intelligent person. She mentions that one day when she's older she will be playing small roles, which leads me to Black Narcissus. I'd heard her role was small in this but I wasn't expecting it to be so small. Diana never gives a bad performance and she doesn't here, but this role is certainly not worthy of her talents. Happily she's had other roles in her twilight years that I have enjoyed. She was excellent in Game of thrones, and delightful in All creatures great and small.

Frankymole · Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 3:39 pm Post subject:

Brilliant in Detectorists too.
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mousemeat · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 8:38 am Post subject:

darren · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:10 am Post subject:

https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/1304055419753631745

A clip of Diana from 1964 being interview about joining The Avengers.

Frankymole · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:20 pm Post subject:

mousemeat · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:00 pm Post subject:

frank · Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:34 am Post subject:

I didn't know if there was a better place to put this, but didn't any of you catch the premiere of Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK?

One of the drag queen contestants, Lawrence Chainey, came out as Diana Rigg in the suit from Fear Merchants. The runway theme was gay icons and his choice was Dame Diana.

Lawrence is a big person but the costume designer nailed a recreation of that catsuit. And I love the fact a 23 year old looks up to her

Frankymole · Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:03 pm Post subject:

That's wonderful. Wish I could see it. My TV blew up!
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