Is This Diana Rigg?

[unclefester]

I'm honestly not sure

Two clues make me question who we see in this photo

One is the hair - it's flaired out and I always though Cy Child's wig often looked this way

Cyd did wear a wig didn't she??

As well Cyd said her backside was much more...ahem...."ample" than Ms Rigg

And to my feeble eyes this bottom looks plenty ample!

Diana Rigg or Cyd Child? I am leaning towards Cyd Child

Thanks

[dissolute]

Neither, Cyd wasn't in the series yet when they filmed Castle De'ath.
It's most likely to be Billy Westley Jr but it might be Diane Enright.

[Frankymole]

Maybe they padded Billy's behind!

The gait doesn't look very feminine but that might be due to a heavy suitcase.

Did Cyd Child work on the black and white filmed season? Which episodes did she do?

I thought Diana had other doubles on that season (series 4) and Cyd didn't start until the colour ones?

It's surprising how little information there is on the interwebs for who doubled for her in which episodes. Perhaps it needs a web site page.

[dissolute]

That's right, Cyd wasn't hired until the start of series 5, replacing Billy as Diana's stunt performer (although we also have Peter J. Elliott do at least one stunt for Diana).

[unclefester]

Thank you so much!

I'll take some solace in the fact that I was right about it not being Diana

I don't (obviously) have the fine details down like you gentlemen do

And that's why I'm here & enjoying myself so much - to learn!!

Thanks again

[unclefester]

Maybe they padded Billy's behind!

The gait doesn't look very feminine but that might be due to a heavy suitcase.

I would agree about the gait Frankymole but...

I'm betting dollars to doughnuts that the suitcase in this shot completely empty!

[Frankymole]

I would agree about the gait Frankymole but...

I'm betting dollars to doughnuts that the suitcase in this shot completely empty!

I considered but then dismissed that.

Diana Rigg was a trained actress and would've done mime, simulating moving heavy objects. She could've faked it and managed a female gait.

Whereas a stuntman wouldn't have, in all likelihood, done such drama school niceties, so they'd need, and probably ask for, some weight to it. Probably just a sandbag or whatever they use to hold down equipment on windy shoots!

If it's Billy, he got enough ragging from the other stunters about playing a woman. He wouldn't want it made out that he couldn't lift, as well

[unclefester]

I would agree about the gait Frankymole but...

I'm betting dollars to doughnuts that the suitcase in this shot completely empty!

I considered but then dismissed that.

Diana Rigg was a trained actress and would've done mime, simulating moving heavy objects. She could've faked it and managed a female gait.

Whereas a stuntman wouldn't have, in all likelihood, done such drama school niceties, so they'd need, and probably ask for, some weight to it. Probably just a sandbag or whatever they use to hold down equipment on windy shoots!

If it's Billy, he got enough ragging from the other stunters about playing a woman. He wouldn't want it made out that he couldn't lift, as well

Hmmm

Very interesting

Thanks for your thoughts!

[darren]

Definitely not Diana on location at Allington Castle in Maidstone, Kent. Neither Diana or Patrick went to the location, they just appeared in cut-in shot done at locations near Elstree Studios.

It's a female extra doubling as Emma Peel - her hair is a lot lot thicker than Diana's.

[Frankymole]

Definitely not Diana on location at Allington Castle in Maidstone, Kent. Neither Diana or Patrick went to the location, they just appeared in cut-in shot done at locations near Elstree Studios.

It's a female extra doubling as Emma Peel - her hair is a lot lot thicker than Diana's.

Possibly Dorothy Ford.

Denis on this thread
viewtopic.php?t=4072&start=70
said "Although Dorothy Ford has claimed that she was stunt double for Diana Rigg as Emma Peel a lot, this is only one episode - Castle De'ath - where a stunt performer similar to Dorothy can be seen."