The importance of being Everett The greatest role played by the actor is his portrayal of a profane, outrageous entertainer – himself. The end of the world, as far as Joan Collins was concerned, was being stood up by Rupert Everett. She’s waiting in the Ivy with Christopher Biggins; Rupert is in J Sheekey, down the road, recklessly spending the last of his Hollywood fame-currency with a trio of producers (he sums them up as “thin ties and neon teeth”). Suddenly, the maître d’ informs Everett that Miss Collins’s people are on the phone. She is very angry, and is leaving. They don’t speak again for ten years.
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Black Narcissus viewers praise legendary Dame Diana Rigg s final TV role before death
Black Narcissus viewers praised Dame Diana Rig in the final role she filmed before her death in September, aged 81
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And another person said: Diana Rigg though? In a league of her own. Black Narcissus was her final role. I missed the beginning. Xx
Although Black Nacissus was Dame Diana s final TV role, she also played Miss Collins in film Last Night in Soho, which is set to be released in 2021.
Star: The actress passed away in September from cancer at the age of 82 (pictured in 2019)
Black Narcissus is based on the 1939 novel of the same name and is also a remake of the 1947 film.
The series, which also stars Irish actress Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, deals with themes of sin, temptation, jealousy and mental instability.