Editing The Avengers (TV series) (section)

====Diana Rigg's departure====
Diana Rigg was initially unhappy with the way she was treated by the show's producers. During her first series, she learned that she was being paid less than the cameraman. She demanded a raise to put her more on a par with her co-star, or she would leave the show. The producers gave in, thanks to the show's great popularity in the US.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tracy|first=Kathleen|title=Diana Rigg: The Biography|publisher=BenBella Books|year=2004|page=83|isbn=1-932100-27-X}}</ref> At the end of the fifth series in 1967, Diana Rigg left to pursue other projects. This included following Honor Blackman to play a leading role in a James Bond film, ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'', as James Bond's wife [[Tracy Bond]].

On 25 October 2015, to mark 50 years of Emma Peel, the BFI ([[British Film Institute]]) screened an episode of ''The Avengers'' followed by an onstage interview with Diana Rigg, during which she discussed her reasons for leaving the show and Patrick Macnee's reaction to her departure.<ref>[http://artandhue.com/bfi/ BFI Interview with Dame Diana Rigg] Retrieved 18 February 2016.</ref> Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg remained lifelong friends.