Famous for playing
'Emma Peel' in
British 60's TV series
The Avengers, when
Diana Rigg isn't playing
'Olenna Tyrell' in
Game of Thrones these days, she also found time to guest-star in
Doctor Who's seventh season episode,
The Crimson Horror, as the sinister
'Mrs. Gillyflower'.
Costume worn by Diana Rigg as Mrs. Gillyflower
in Doctor Who's The Crimson Horror on display
In this episode the time-traveling
'Eleventh Doctor' and his
Companion 'Clara Oswald' join
Silurian 'Madame Vastra', 'Jenny Flint' and their
Sontaran butler
'Strax' and travel to
Yorkshire in 1893 to discover the secret of
'Mrs. Winifred Gillyflower's' Sweetville community after a series of mysterious deaths. Turns out
Mrs. Gillyflower's never-before-seen partner,
'Mr. Sweet', is a parasitic prehistoric red leech which has formed a symbiotic relationship with its host and plans to spread its poison via a rocket launched over the skies of
England.
Howard Burden was
Costume Designer on this episode and this black outfit and rocket control console prop were photographed on display at the
Doctor Who Experience in
Cardiff Bay, Wales on December 9, 2013.
This episode was also special as it starred real-life mother and daughter,
Diana Rigg and
Rachael Stirling (who plays
Mrs Gillyflower's on screen blind daughter
'Ada') for the first time together.
The Crimson Horror Doctor Who TV poster
If you're a fellow
Whovian, be sure to check out more fantastic
authentic costumes and props from Doctor Who on display here at
Hollywood Movie Costumes and Props.
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