Martin Limon reflects on the life, times and career of the extraordinary Dame Diana Rigg

She was voted one of sexiest women of the 20th century and was famous for her feisty role in the iconic TV series ‘The Avengers’. Diana Rigg became an international star and every schoolboy’s fantasy figure. But she was always much more than just a pretty face and developed into one of the best actresses in Britain, winning numerous accolades.

Martin Limon celebrates the career of Yorkshire-born actor Sir Patrick Stewart famous for his role in ‘Star Trek - the Next Generation

Although many Yorkshire actors have achieved national fame, relatively few have conquered Hollywood or secured a knighthood. Patrick Stewart has done both and gained cult status at the same time: not bad for a working class lad from Mirfield, West Yorkshire.

Yvette Huddleston meets Alan Titchmarsh on his return to Yorkshire
Photographs: Walter Swan
Although Alan Titchmarsh has acquired a huge fan base as a broadcaster and a writer, it is only when you meet him in the flesh that you come to appreciate fully what an inspiring man he is. There are many different kinds of Yorkshireman, but Alan encapsulates an essential niceness, a generosity of spirit which makes him appreciative of his relatively humble origins and the nurturing influences of his family, friends and his home town, Ilkley.

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