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CRAVEN farmers took a bit of convincing when the whole idea of the Women’s Land Army (WLA) and ‘land girls’ was presented to them back in the hard days of the Second World War. Farmers were ‘more than a little sceptical about the wisdom of employing lasses’ reported the Craven Herald 75 years ago, in April, 1946. The paper was following up reports from the WLA that it had received a ‘raw deal’ from some authorities, which was a pity said the Herald, which concluded that the land girls had done an excellent job, many had settled down in the area, and that their efforts were still needed in peace time.
Bafta reveals why James Bond star Dame Diana Rigg was missing from in memoriam
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Mon, Apr 12, 2021
Bafta awards revealed why James Bond star Dame Diana Rigg was missing from ‘in memoriam’ tribute Comment Sabrina Barr Sunday.
The Game of Thrones star Dame Diana passed away at the age of 82. Following her demise, some people may have expected to see her honoured ‘in memoriam’ segment at the film awards.
People expressed their surprise when the actress did not appear in the montage, which featured individuals including Prince Philip, Dame Barbara Windsor, Chadwick Boseman and Cicely Tyson.
In response to one person’s tweet, the Bafta Twitter account wrote: ‘Diana Rigg features in our online records,’ including a link to a page about the late actor on the Bafta website.
A BRADFORD theatre school has provided many of the cast members for the new series of All Creatures Great and Small. Filming on series two is underway in the district, with Patricia Hodge replacing the late Dame Diana Rigg as eccentric Mrs Pumphrey. Scenes for the hit Channel 5 drama, based on the books by Yorkshire vet Alf Wight, writing as James Herriot, were shot in Little Germany last month. Nicholas Ralph, who plays Herriot, was spotted with other cast members, includes youngsters and adult supporting artists from Bradford theatre school Articulate. The new series, plus a Christmas special, is expected to air later this year. Patricia Hodge, star of Miranda and A Very English Scandal, has been revealed as Mrs Pumphrey, owner of pampered Pekingese Tricki Woo, and her home in the show is Broughton Hall near Skipton. Filming is also taking place at Kettlewell and Grassington.
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The publication reports that there will also be two new additions to the second season - Call The Midwife star Dorothy Atkinson, who will play Diana Brompton, and The Vicar Of Dibley star James Fleet, who will play Colonel Merrick.
Channel 5 renewed the All Creatures Great and Small reboot for a second series after its debut drew in a record five million viewers, with fans praising the series for its re-imagining of the Yorkshire vet Herriot.
Role: The Miranda actress, 74, will take over the role of Mrs Pumphrey for series two of the Channel 5 show (Diana Rigg pictured as Mrs Pumphrey)