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by jszymborski 632 days ago
I didn't know Diana Riggs died :( She really brought the Queen of Thorns to life.
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Angostura 632 days ago
One of her last pieces of work was in the excellent BBC series The Detectorists, where she played a character who was mother to her real-life daughter
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jszymborski 632 days ago
Oh I love that series!
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piltdownman 632 days ago
Yeah she was a big loss, a 60s bond girl and all-round sex symbol who went on to completely transcend that label and developed into a serious thespian and RSC/Old Vic stalwart. She absolutely holds her own as the Wife of Olivier's Lear.

I'm delighted she got to work with Edgar Wright before her death and put in a great turn in Last Night in Soho; I'd a big fear she'd peter out with a few Dr.Who episodes in a fairly unceremonious end to a glittering and exremely accomplished career.

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kitd 632 days ago
One of her last roles was in the fantastic BBC comedy "Detectorists" where she played the mother of Rachael Stirling, her daughter in real life.

There was definitely a big hole when series 2 came out without her.

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