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David
Jul 3, 2012, 10:23:43 AM7/3/12
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18675589
Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
Mother and daughter Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling are to star
side by side in a Doctor Who adventure to be broadcast next year.
It is the first time the pair have worked together on screen.
The actresses will play "a mother and daughter with a dark secret"
alongside Matt Smith, as the Doctor, and new companion Jenna-Louise
Coleman.
Filming began this week at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff.
Dame Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel in The Avengers in the 1960s,
will play "a Yorkshire local".
She said: "The first time Rachie and I will be working together is on
an episode of Doctor Who specially written for us by Mark Gatiss. How
lucky is that?"
Rachael Stirling said she was "looking forward to the madness of
Doctor Who enormously".
"Mark Gatiss has written a gift of a script and an on-screen
relationship between Ma and I that is truly delicious.
"We have never before worked together because the offers have not been
tempting, but when such a funny and original script comes through you
know the time has come."
Stirling's TV work includes Women In Love and Tipping the Velvet.
Doctor Who's executive producer Steven Moffat said: "Dame Diana Rigg,
Rachael Stirling and a Mark Gatiss script - a combination of talents
you could only get in Doctor Who! Frankly, I'm terrified already!"
2013 will be the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, which was first
broadcast in November 1963.
Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
Mother and daughter Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling are to star
side by side in a Doctor Who adventure to be broadcast next year.
It is the first time the pair have worked together on screen.
The actresses will play "a mother and daughter with a dark secret"
alongside Matt Smith, as the Doctor, and new companion Jenna-Louise
Coleman.
Filming began this week at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff.
Dame Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel in The Avengers in the 1960s,
will play "a Yorkshire local".
She said: "The first time Rachie and I will be working together is on
an episode of Doctor Who specially written for us by Mark Gatiss. How
lucky is that?"
Rachael Stirling said she was "looking forward to the madness of
Doctor Who enormously".
"Mark Gatiss has written a gift of a script and an on-screen
relationship between Ma and I that is truly delicious.
"We have never before worked together because the offers have not been
tempting, but when such a funny and original script comes through you
know the time has come."
Stirling's TV work includes Women In Love and Tipping the Velvet.
Doctor Who's executive producer Steven Moffat said: "Dame Diana Rigg,
Rachael Stirling and a Mark Gatiss script - a combination of talents
you could only get in Doctor Who! Frankly, I'm terrified already!"
2013 will be the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, which was first
broadcast in November 1963.
The Doctor
Jul 3, 2012, 10:45:05 AM7/3/12
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In article <p006v758njhr2ohnm...@4ax.com>,
Hopefully like Honor Blackman, former Avenger and Bond Girl,
Diana can keep her end up.
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Diana can keep her end up.
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The Doctor
Jul 3, 2012, 4:32:56 PM7/3/12
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In article <8lHIr.62657$GJ4....@newsfe16.iad>,
Der Fuzzster <Der_...@fuzzy.com> wrote:
>Gillan, well red hair, British accent (YES I know duh.. its a British
>show...but thats not the point! Us lowly Americans have to wait to get
>this stuff, ashame with 21st century tech, hell even 20th, you know these
>things called satellites! Yes I know all about the idiocy of certain
>rules/regulations/laws on stuff funded with the "tele license" FIX IT
>ALREADY! Along with just shooing the various idiots at most media
>companies! I am to the point of finding some colo in the UK and VPN'ng
>back a SkyTV box or something.) I really think this part needs a serious
>re-think.. but since Karen has moved on...I may be as well, no most
>likely save this one episode... No I am not a big Dr. Who fan, and I am
>most certainly not in for the scifi etc.. Alex Kingston and Karen Gillan,
>duh!
>thing .... and all I keep thinking is remake, again!. URGHRR! We already
>had this with Uma Thurman (ummm not my first choice, and don't even get
>me started on that SMASH mess!) Then when you figure out what they are
>advertising it has nothing to do with The Avengers... really people...
>look the only saving grace in that is Scarlett Johnasson in that catsuit
>and its barely a blip in the publicity... what are you stupid people! Oh
>and rename this thing already... as The Avengers has been done, and all I
>keep thinking every time I hear it is Emma Peel (Diana Rigg!!)
>Dr. Who....OY! That could be why my Goldfinger DVD gets brought out so
>much... hmmm... and she's not even redheaded!
>
Honor was seen in Trial of a TimeLords Terror of the Vervoids.
Diana Rigg was featured in OHMSS.
Der Fuzzster <Der_...@fuzzy.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:45:05 +0000, The Doctor wrote:
>
>>>Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
>>>
>>>Mother and daughter Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling are to star
>>>side by side in a Doctor Who adventure to be broadcast next year.
>
>
>>>Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
>>>
>>>Mother and daughter Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling are to star
>>>side by side in a Doctor Who adventure to be broadcast next year.
>
>>>The actresses will play "a mother and daughter with a dark secret"
>>>alongside Matt Smith, as the Doctor, and new companion Jenna-Louise
>>>Coleman.
>
>Well see this is where Dr. Who really turns me off... I *LOVE* Karen
>>>alongside Matt Smith, as the Doctor, and new companion Jenna-Louise
>>>Coleman.
>
>Gillan, well red hair, British accent (YES I know duh.. its a British
>show...but thats not the point! Us lowly Americans have to wait to get
>this stuff, ashame with 21st century tech, hell even 20th, you know these
>things called satellites! Yes I know all about the idiocy of certain
>rules/regulations/laws on stuff funded with the "tele license" FIX IT
>ALREADY! Along with just shooing the various idiots at most media
>companies! I am to the point of finding some colo in the UK and VPN'ng
>back a SkyTV box or something.) I really think this part needs a serious
>re-think.. but since Karen has moved on...I may be as well, no most
>likely save this one episode... No I am not a big Dr. Who fan, and I am
>most certainly not in for the scifi etc.. Alex Kingston and Karen Gillan,
>duh!
>
>>>Filming began this week at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff.
>>>
>>>Dame Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel in The Avengers in the 1960s, will
>>>play "a Yorkshire local".
>
>See this is another problem... They keep advertising this "The Avengers"
>>>Filming began this week at Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff.
>>>
>>>Dame Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel in The Avengers in the 1960s, will
>>>play "a Yorkshire local".
>
>thing .... and all I keep thinking is remake, again!. URGHRR! We already
>had this with Uma Thurman (ummm not my first choice, and don't even get
>me started on that SMASH mess!) Then when you figure out what they are
>advertising it has nothing to do with The Avengers... really people...
>look the only saving grace in that is Scarlett Johnasson in that catsuit
>and its barely a blip in the publicity... what are you stupid people! Oh
>and rename this thing already... as The Avengers has been done, and all I
>keep thinking every time I hear it is Emma Peel (Diana Rigg!!)
>
>> Hopefully like Honor Blackman, former Avenger and Bond Girl, Diana can
>> keep her end up.
>
>*NOW* that would be one to watch, Honor Blackman *and* Diana Rigg in a
>> Hopefully like Honor Blackman, former Avenger and Bond Girl, Diana can
>> keep her end up.
>
>Dr. Who....OY! That could be why my Goldfinger DVD gets brought out so
>much... hmmm... and she's not even redheaded!
>
Honor was seen in Trial of a TimeLords Terror of the Vervoids.
Diana Rigg was featured in OHMSS.
Adam H. Kerman
Jul 3, 2012, 5:01:25 PM7/3/12
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James Bond movies.
David Barnett
Jul 3, 2012, 6:24:59 PM7/3/12
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In article <p006v758njhr2ohnm...@4ax.com>,
diml...@yahoo.com says...
I didn't know she had a daughter.
The name Rachael Stirling means nothing to me.
I may get curious and see what shows she has been in.
--
David Barnett
diml...@yahoo.com says...
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18675589
>
> Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
Learn something every day.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18675589
>
> Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
I didn't know she had a daughter.
The name Rachael Stirling means nothing to me.
I may get curious and see what shows she has been in.
--
David Barnett
Adam H. Kerman
Jul 3, 2012, 6:31:07 PM7/3/12
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David Barnett <dbar...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18675589
>>Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
>Learn something every day.
>I didn't know she had a daughter.
>The name Rachael Stirling means nothing to me.
>I may get curious and see what shows she has been in.
Her IMDb bio sez, in part:
>>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18675589
>>Diana Rigg and daughter Rachael Stirling to star in Doctor Who
>Learn something every day.
>I didn't know she had a daughter.
>The name Rachael Stirling means nothing to me.
>I may get curious and see what shows she has been in.
Her father, Archibald Stirling is the nephew of Colonel Sir David Stirling,
founder of the Special Air Service (SAS).
Sounds like how Diana Rigg was written out of The Avengers, when her
pilot husband returned.
It also says that Theater of Blood was performed on stage, and she performed
the role her mother had in the movie.
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Horace LaBadie
Jul 3, 2012, 7:04:30 PM7/3/12
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In article <MPG.2a5e1c4b2...@news.bigpond.com>,
Daughter by Archie Stirling, a Scot, to whom Rigg was married. Rachael
was in an Inspector Lewis a few years ago.
was in an Inspector Lewis a few years ago.
The Doctor
Jul 3, 2012, 7:32:36 PM7/3/12
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In article <jsvmj5$bdf$1...@news.albasani.net>,
Never saw Trial of a TimeLord with Honor Blackman transport living plants
-Vervoids.
-Vervoids.
The Doctor
Jul 3, 2012, 7:33:11 PM7/3/12
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In article <FwKIr.17435$5i7....@newsfe19.iad>,
Der Fuzzster <Der_...@fuzzy.com> wrote:
>
>Thats the part the escaped you.
igg is up and coming.
honor was, TA, DW and JB.
Der Fuzzster <Der_...@fuzzy.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:32:56 +0000, The Doctor wrote:
>
>> Honor was seen in Trial of a TimeLords Terror of the Vervoids.
>>
>> Diana Rigg was featured in OHMSS.
>
>
>Now neither was in ONE EPISODE of Dr. Who together, now we they? ?
>
>> Honor was seen in Trial of a TimeLords Terror of the Vervoids.
>>
>> Diana Rigg was featured in OHMSS.
>
>
>
>Thats the part the escaped you.
igg is up and coming.
honor was, TA, DW and JB.
Adam H. Kerman
Jul 3, 2012, 10:55:45 PM7/3/12
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It's still a non-sequitur.
The Doctor
Jul 4, 2012, 10:29:46 AM7/4/12
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In article <jt0bbh$i92$1...@news.albasani.net>,
Let me put it to you this way.
First both Honor and Diana were featured in The Avengers.
Then they made their James Bond Appearances.
finally they make a DW appearance.
Clear?
First both Honor and Diana were featured in The Avengers.
Then they made their James Bond Appearances.
finally they make a DW appearance.
Clear?
Adam H. Kerman
Jul 4, 2012, 12:50:08 PM7/4/12
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from an original and innovative tv show that was far ahead of its time.
Diana Rigg was cast in On Her Majesty's Secret Service because she was at
the height of her popularity with American television audiences and they
had just cast another non-star as James Bond, someone even less well known
than Sean Connery had been prior to Doctor No. The guy was a model in
Australia, for gawd's sake.
It's less of a coincidence than you suggest because The Avengers was not
shown on American television prior to Diana Rigg's episodes. The episodes
didn't even premiere in USA till decades later, and we never even got the
first season, apparently in such poor shape and partly destroyed that
it'll never be shown again on tv.
If Doctor Who lasts long enough, anyone who ever thought about acting in
the UK will make an appearance on it. But if an actress of quality like
Diana Rigg is available, why not cast her?
Fortunately, the James Bond producers had enough sense not to cast
Linda Thorson, who is not remembered fondly from The Avengers.
Jerry Brown
Jul 4, 2012, 1:56:52 PM7/4/12
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On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 16:50:08 +0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
The best she managed was playing a Cardassian in NextGen.
--
Jerry Brown
A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)
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Jerry Brown
A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)
solar penguin
Jul 4, 2012, 2:48:04 PM7/4/12
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For another slice of Who/Bond connection:
http://comics.shipsinker.com/archive.php?arc=TimetoKill
From the guy who brought you The Ten Doctors.
The Doctor
Jul 4, 2012, 4:28:33 PM7/4/12
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The Doctor
Jul 4, 2012, 4:29:05 PM7/4/12
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In article <6u09v79pbeh16ssrb...@jwbrown.co.uk>,
This is what you get when you come back to North America.
gerard.morvan
Jul 4, 2012, 4:39:25 PM7/4/12
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"Jerry Brown" <je...@jwbrown.co.uk.invalid> a écrit dans le message de news:
6u09v79pbeh16ssrb...@jwbrown.co.uk...
Gentlemen: Century 2009.
Oh, and as a big fan of Ms. Rigg, I'll make sure not to miss her episode of
DW. After all, she is very good in playing villains, like you can see in
Theater of Blood (my favourite Vincent Price movie).
Gérard Morvan
"Kentoc'h Mervel!"
The Doctor
Jul 4, 2012, 4:39:38 PM7/4/12
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Adam H. Kerman
Jul 4, 2012, 4:42:02 PM7/4/12
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The Doctor <doc...@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> wrote:
>This is what you get when you come back to North America.
Better? I had no idea she couldn't act due to the country of production.
Adam H. Kerman
Jul 4, 2012, 4:45:26 PM7/4/12
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to do with not being cast into a James Bond movie?
Your followups are utterly pointless.
The Doctor
Jul 4, 2012, 5:02:36 PM7/4/12
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The Doctor
Jul 4, 2012, 5:04:12 PM7/4/12
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anim8rFSK
Jul 4, 2012, 7:12:56 PM7/4/12
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In article <jt291h$m5d$1...@gallifrey.nk.ca>,
(singing)
She's not even a real actress anyway!
--
"Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."
She's not even a real actress anyway!
--
"Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."
The Doctor
Jul 4, 2012, 7:23:49 PM7/4/12
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Charles E. Hardwidge
Jul 5, 2012, 2:07:38 AM7/5/12
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"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote in message
news:jt1s80$5b2$1...@news.albasani.net...
> If Doctor Who lasts long enough, anyone who ever thought about acting in
> the UK will make an appearance on it. But if an actress of quality like
> Diana Rigg is available, why not cast her?
then what happens with the next generation?
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Charles E. Hardwidge
The Doctor
Jul 5, 2012, 10:20:07 AM7/5/12
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