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Property from the Estate of Dame Diana Rigg
Lot 136

The Avengers: A Mimeographed Contract for The Avengers,
1967,

17 November 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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The Avengers: A Mimeographed Contract for The Avengers,

1967,
six pages, a mimeograph of Diana Rigg's contract dated 20th April 1967, for Diana Rigg to play Emma Peel in the latest series of The Avengers, from I.C. Howard to Mr E.W. Wilford of Elstree Studios, accompanied by a provenance certificate,
8 1/4in x 11 3/4in (21cm x 30cm)

Footnotes

This contract was negotiated in the same year Diana Rigg discovered that she was "being paid less than the camera man" on set. This contract was therefore drawn up to reflect her work and considerable star power. Rigg's goal was never about beating male co-stars' salaries, but being paid the same for the same amount of work - a battle which she won.

Diana Rigg took over as the new partner of John Steed in 1965, after Honor Blackman had left the series to star in Goldfinger (1964). Rigg's portrayal of 'Emma Peel' was celebrated for its comic touch, action sequences and style. Emma Peel's costumes became an icon of 1960's fashion, and Rigg's contract shrewdly stipulates that 'she may buy such costumes and the like which have been tailored to fit her' at a reduced price.

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