Diana Rigg – a powerhouse personality and talent

Dame Diana Rigg, who has died aged 82, was a superlatively gifted classical stage actress yet she’s best known to most as the sexy secret agent Emma Peel in 1960s television series The Avengers and more recently as Lady Olenna Tyrrell in Game of Thrones. She could play it seductive, zany, funny or straight with a penchant for strong women characters and had a wonderful range.  Born 20 July 1928 2pm Doncaster, England, she grew up partly in India, but was sent home to boarding school a