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If a man holds a door open for me or pulls back a chair so that this old bag can sit down, I’m delighted. Women who moan and carp about that sort of thing are stupid.- Dame Diana RiggWhat is it that makes Emma Peel so heart-stopping in the cult British tv show The Avengers? Granted, young Diana Rigg was absolutely gorgeous, and the costume department provided her with a striking, iconic wardrobe. But the real factors that contributed to the success of the Peel character – and of the Peel/Steed team – were probably two, strictly intertwined.The Emma Peel character is wonderfully designed – she is a strong independent woman - unlike today’s woke feminism she doesn’t have to say it, she just is - and a perfect foil for Steed. Her dialogue is sparklingly written, and her smooth, elegant moves came together in creating an alluring, credible character.The chemistry between Steed and Peel – and between Macnee and Rigg – was also essential. This is not meant as a way to downsize the work Diana Rigg and the writers did, but really the character Emma Peel works so well because she is part of a couple, she is half of a greater hero.The result of placing Rigg and Macnee together on screen is a joy to behold: there’s the fun, the fast banter and the jokes, the perfect timing and the relaxed self-assuredness of two dancing partners, and also a subtle, inobstrusive sexual tension that the viewers can get – if they are old enough – and appreciate.The exact nature of the relationship between Peel and Steed – apart from avenging crime and pursuing increasingly surreal bad guys – is never made explicit.They hang out together, they drink tea and champagne, they chatter amiably and joke together.It’s elegant, rarefied, classy, and - in retrospect - somewhat sexy.Steed and Mrs. Emma Peel. So perfect together.  -- source link

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