Diana Rigg years of Emma Peel, the BFI (British Film Institute) screened an episode of "The Avengers" followed by an onstage interview with Rigg about her time in the television series. Diana Rigg Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Emma Peel in the 1960s TV series "The Avengers" (1965–68), Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), and Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones" (2013–17). She has also had an extensive career in theatre, including playing the title role in "Medea", both
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) Fleming's friend Patrick Leigh Fermor pointed out that "Pol Roger" was the only champagne at the time not to be produced in half-bottles. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is the second book in what is called "the Blofeld trilogy", sitting between "Thunderball", where SPECTRE is introduced and "You Only Live Twice", where Blofeld is finally killed by Bond. Although Blofeld is present in "Thunderball", he directs operations from a distance and as such he and Bond never meet and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" constitutes his and Bond's first meeting. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was published on 1 April