Diana Rigg's annotated Avengers script in the TV Times?

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:11 pm

Diana Rigg's annotated Avengers script in the TV Times? Info needed.

This was posted on another forum I frequent. Does anyone know anything about this? I certainly don't.

This reminds me of a series of special supplements that TV Times did back in the late 60s or early 70s. Each one covered a particular area of entertainment and concentrated on one person. The one on Dance was done by Peter Gordeno, the Comedy one was by Des O'Connor (!) and the Acting one concentrated on Diana Rigg. I wish I'd kept it but I seem to remember it had a page of an Avengers script with annotations by the director that Diana was expected to learn along with the lines. Does anyone else remember these specials?

Jasper Groat · Post by **Jasper Groat** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:42 pm

It's in The Diana Rigg Drama Spectacular, which was a pull-out supplement (eight pages) in a 1969 edition of TV Times. There is a section of script included, but I can't remember which one offhand. I'll keep an eye open for my copy as I continue to archive magazine articles.

From Deadline: TV Times Vol. 57, No. 58, 23 October, pages 33,34,35,36,37,38,39 and 40, The Diana Rigg Drama Spectacular, England. This is a pull-out in the centre of the magazine.

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:20 pm

Thanks, Jasper. I'll pass that on to the other forum.

Thank you muchly.

Jasper Groat · Post by **Jasper Groat** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:23 pm

It's a page from the script for The House That Jack Built. The annotations are by Brian Clemens. The next time I'm scanning I'll grab that bit and put it up here.

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:07 pm

Great! Should I direct them here or can I post a copy/link to the other forum over at Britmovie?

By the way, John (Llewellyn) Moxey (director of Who's Who) is a member of the Britmovie Forum and I've asked him to join us over here to share some Avengers memories. So hopefully he will.

Jasper Groat · Post by **Jasper Groat** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:13 pm

This is the internet. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law, as the Thelmites say. Use it as you see fit.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:08 am

I remember reading about this in one of the Dave Rogers books and wanting it badly. I'd love to see a scan.

Jasper Groat · Post by **Jasper Groat** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:46 am

Here you are.

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:45 am

Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Great! Should I direct them here or can I post a copy/link to the other forum over at Britmovie?

Jasper Groat wrote:This is the internet. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law, as the Thelmites say. Use it as you see fit.

Thanks for the scan. I just like permission to post these things - etiquette you know!

Jasper Groat · Post by **Jasper Groat** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:04 pm

Dandy Forsdyke wrote:
Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Great! Should I direct them here or can I post a copy/link to the other forum over at Britmovie?

Jasper Groat wrote:This is the internet. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law, as the Thelmites say. Use it as you see fit.

Thanks for the scan. I just like permission to post these things - etiquette you know!

I know. I'm jaded.