Most of the public knows her for The Avengers and little else. Doing plays in England is fine for people who can see her, but that leaves a large part of the population out. Television is a tremendously powerful medium, as many performers have discovered. It's difficult to shake a TV character, especially one as iconic as Mrs. Peel. Combine that with the 1960s as a cultural wonderland, it's no surprise it is revisited as often as it is. There has not been a decade since that has had the lasting impact and appeal of the '60s. No other decade even comes close.denis wrote:For me, Diana Rigg is Mrs Peel; that's all. In France, she is only known for that part (and the James Bond film).
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the pros and cons of being 'typecasted'...MRotten wrote:Most of the public knows her for The Avengers and little else. Doing plays in England is fine for people who can see her, but that leaves a large part of the population out. Television is a tremendously powerful medium, as many performers have discovered. It's difficult to shake a TV character, especially one as iconic as Mrs. Peel. Combine that with the 1960s as a cultural wonderland, it's no surprise it is revisited as often as it is. There has not been a decade since that has had the lasting impact and appeal of the '60s. No other decade even comes close.denis wrote:For me, Diana Rigg is Mrs Peel; that's all. In France, she is only known for that part (and the James Bond film).
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