By John Blow Tuesday, 22nd September 2020, 10:43 am "My Beloved Ma died peacefully in her sleep early this morning, at home, surrounded by family,"she said at the time. She appeared in the Yorkshire Television production of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (1981) in the title role, and as Lady Holiday in the film The Great Muppet Caper (also 1981). [36] She was married to Menachem Gueffen, an Israeli painter, from 1973 until their divorce in 1976,[37] and to Archibald Stirling, a theatrical producer and former officer in the Scots Guards, from 25 March 1982[38] until their divorce in 1990 after his affair with the actress Joely Richardson. She replaced Elizabeth Shepherdat very short notice when Shepherd was dropped from the role after filming two episodes. Although she was hugely successful in the series, she disliked the lack of privacy that it brought. The actors, especially the late Diana Rigg, really embody their characters and have great on-screen chemistry. The official synopsis for the episode reads: "James is alarmed to receive a call from Mrs Pumphrey who fears her beloved Tricki Woo is dying. [20] In 197374, she starred in a short-lived US sitcom called Diana. All Creatures Great & Small Season 1 (DVD) : The numerous adventures of a friendly staff at a country veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire. Taken from the autobiographical books by James Herriot. [12], In 2004, she appeared as Violet Venable in Sheffield Theatres' production of Tennessee Williams's play Suddenly Last Summer, which transferred to the Albery Theatre. Almeida, London", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In 1987, she took a leading role in the West End production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Follies. Nicholas Ralph, playing the protagonist James Herriot, sure is cute. '"[44], In a June 2015 interview with the website The A.V. Also, she was not comfortable in her position as a sex symbol. [40], Michael Parkinson, who first interviewed Rigg in 1972, described her as the most desirable woman he ever met and who "radiated a lustrous beauty". The actors, especially the late Diana Rigg, really embody their characters and have great on-screen chemistry. [17] In an interview with The Guardian in 2019, Rigg stated that "becoming a sex symbol overnight had shocked" her. [10][11], In 1982, she appeared in the musical Colette, based on the life of the French writer and created by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, but it closed during an American tour en route to Broadway. A remake of the 1978-1990 series. Some of her notable roles were as Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (19651968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (20132017) and in her performance as Medea on Broadway and in the UK. After that, we became equal, and loved each other professionally and sparked off each other. It was one in every of her remaining appearing roles earlier than her loss of life in September 2020 on the age of 82. She appeared as the title character in The Marquise (1980), a television adaptation of a play by Nol Coward. She was also chancellor of the University of Stirling, a ceremonial rather than executive role,[6] and was succeeded by James Naughtie when her 10-year term of office ended on 31 July 2008. All Creatures Great and Small Season 1 (DVD) : The numerous adventures of a friendly staff at a country veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire. Encouraged by Mrs Hall, Tristan sets out to earn his cheque by taking Tricki Woo under his wing and doing all that Siegfried asks.