Comments on: Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg

By: Philip Kemp

Philip Kemp — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:33:03 +0000

Short interview with the lovely Diana R in today’s Observer includes the following rather sad exchange:

Q: “Is sex important to you?”
A: “Not any more. I’m all for people my age having a continued sex life, but although I had a wonderful sex life I’m perfectly reconciled and happy not to go there again.”

Dev – your services are urgently needed!

Incidentally, Tom Stoppard (Sir Tom as he now is) is decidedly not dead and still writing his dazzlingly clever plays. One of the best evenings I’ve ever spent in the theatre (well, best three evenings to be exact, as I went back to see it twice more) was his 1972 absurdist-philosophical comedy ‘Jumpers’, which starred Michael Hordern, Graham Crowden and – yes – the ever-lovely Diana Rigg.

(Incidentally, I think the Stoppard play you’re recalling would be ‘Night and Day’ (1978).)

By: ettore67

ettore67 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:30:28 +0000

Hi Dev,
Have you started getting the poison pen letters, for daring to suggest that Diana didn`t do her own stunts? I did a comment in You Tube, and this bird waxed angrily at me for daring to suggest just that. In fact, Cyd Childs did stunts for both Diana and Linda Thorson, and in one case, a male stunt performer stood in for Diana. Listen toi your maiI for any ticking! Best source is Dave Rogers who did the most accurate Avengers books, even Brian Clemens, the writer of the series, looks him up for forgotten info.
Best Wishes, E67

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:22:02 +0000

Maggie Smith’s failure to spank the Scottish lasses while in her “Prime” notwithstanding, that film is one of my favourites, due largely to the marvelous view of Pamela Franklin’s splendid bare bottom later in the movie. So far as I know, Miss Franklin left the spotlight only a few years later after doing a couple of grade Z flicks. I suppose that, having displayed herself to perfection in “Prime,” little remained for her to accomplish.

By: Dave Wolfe

Dave Wolfe — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:46:32 +0000

You’re welcome, Dev!

“The Avengers” had so much going for it– fabulous writing, direction, acting, humor, adventure– and one of its several delights was Diana’s dierriere!

Yep, dressed as Robin Hood in “A Sense of History,” as Oliver Twist in “Too Many Christmas Trees,” hiking her harem pants back up over her rear cleavage in “Honey For The Prince”– and getting a love-smack on the bottom from Patrick in “Who’s Who?” (They had changed minds with the villains, so it wasn’t “actually” Steed and Emma, wink, wink.)

Just a few of the fabulous and classy rear-shots featured!

Oh, yes, I should mention the killer-secretary Steed takes over his knee in “How To Succeed At Murder!” The plot involves secretaries offing thier bosses and taking over the businesses. Two of them come to waylay Steed in his flat, but he captures one under the chair, fends off the blows of the other, and throwing her over his lap proceeds to acquire information by– tickling her! Another example of their humor– going for the unexpected!

For those of you who have missed this, I highly recommend the series– the DVDs can be bought (Amazon.com has good deals) or rented, especailly, as mentioned above, at Netflix!

“Wolfie”

By: devlinoneill

devlinoneill — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:16:34 +0000

Thanks, Dave! I didn’t know that episode was her first, or the first filmed, though I do remember seeing a few earlier episodes somewhere, the ones with Honor Blackman.

But weren’t they actually Kinetescope or Kinescope or whatever that thing is where the program is recorded by a camera focused on a TV screen while the live show is on? That’s what they looked like to me, but anyway, yeah, I’m glad Diana waited for the upgrade in format before she took the job. *G*

I do vaguely recall the fencing match, and thanks for letting us know that really was Diana’s bottom. Now the next time I see it I’ll probably be old enough that it’ll cause a heart attack.

And speaking of stunt doubles, they were so absolutely shameless about those they never bothered very much with disguising the fact that WASN’T Steed being thrown over a sofa or through a doorway, and often showed the very un-Steed face of the stunt man. But given the implausibility of the plots anyhow I doubt anyone took the show very seriously, least of all the production staff, and just considered that one more nudge-nudge, wink-wink bit of the conspiracy they shared with the audience.

I may have mentioned it elsewhere, but my favorite episode is the one where Diana dresses as Robin Hood, in really tight tights and really short jerkin that show off her noble (even then!) bottom exquisitely. Just so you know.

Thanks again, Dave, and Walter, sorry I missed your comment in December – must have got lost in the holiday melee, but I do appreciate your chiming in.

-Dev

By: Dave Wolfe

Dave Wolfe — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:55:48 +0000

Hiya, Dev!

Dame Diana has also been one of my heartthrobs for many a year, and it was only on the A&E Network reruns that I first saw “The Town Of No Return,” the episode introducing the sophisticated and cheeky Mrs. Peel, and also the first episode to go on film instead of vidopetape. I was delighted!

Emma insisted that Steed join her in a bit of fencing before he could get to the coffee. Naturally, Steed never fought fair, and the moment Emma turned her back on him, assuming she had won the bout, he gave her leather-and-tights clad fanny a little tap with the sword! In closeup, no less! Her reaction was exactly what one would expect, and the sparring continued– with Steed eventually winning through unfair use of curtains.

(The actual fencing was done by the stunt doubles, but the bottom was Diana’s!)

This scene was not only delightful for its own sake, but did a marvelous job to reveal a lot about the characters, sneaking in some plot exposition as well!

Hail Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell!

By: walter

walter — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:16:32 +0000

I would love to cane Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg. This beauty has been a very naughty but most favorite woman of mine for sometime now. I would knight this beauty by bending her over a spanking stool , raising her evening gown to her waist, pulling down her bloomers, and wearing only a suspender-belt and stockings, cane her 25 strokes upon her bare naked bottom. And I mean 25 of the best strokes of the cane.

By: devlinoneill

devlinoneill — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:49:37 +0000

Sir Patrick? You’d think, wouldn’t you? Only I don’t think he did enough REAL theatre, Shakespeare and that lot, like Diana did. *G*

But no, I had completely forgot that predictive episode until you reminded me. Out of the mouth of a babe, huh?

Thanks again, E!

-Dev

By: Ettore67

Ettore67 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:57:27 +0000

Hi All, Has anyone noticed the prediction from one of the episodes, when Steed and Emma are checking out a disappearance of VIPs from a train. A ruined station is dressed up by the villaims to look like an active one. Steed takes the night train, and Emma goes to the real one. so both are at the `same` station. They work it out, and in the closing speeches, after having saved the Prime Minister from being blown up, Steed says, as they wait to meet the P..M. “What do you think we`ll get for this?”, then he grins, and says “Dame Emma?” – close , but no coconut? Little did she know…… When will we get Sir Patrick MacNee?

By: devlinoneill

devlinoneill — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:40:37 +0000

Yeah, what they said, in spades! Thanks for the input, Ettore, and glad to know someone actually is reading these riffs. And to no one’s surprise, I have always identified with Steed – stiff, erect … er, stiff upper lip, good posture, that sort of thing – well except for the six-button double-breasted pin-striped suits by Pierre Cardin, but I do look good in a bowler, and I’m delighted to hear that I share his ‘penchant.’ Tara’s tushy wasn’t a patch on Emma’s, but certainly swattable if the need, or the whim, arose.

Thanks again, and like the lady said, Ciao bello!

-Dev