Miss Lumley said she went ... Suddenly the Purdy haircut became fashionable and hairdressers were thrilled with me.' Remembering the New Avengers, Joanna said she enjoyed working with the cream ...

Joanna Lumley's versatility is nothing short of remarkable ... her breakout role came in 1976 with her portrayal of Purdy in ...

Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley has spoken out about the fact ... These roles all came before her big break playing Purdy in the 1976 TV series The New Avengers. While that role allowed ...

The series is an updated version of The Avengers which also starred Macnee. During the nine-year run, he had three female assistants – Honor Blackman as Cathy Gale, Diana Rigg as Emma Peel and Linda ...

Joanna Lumley said there was a real bond between her ... it and I became the patron saint of hairdressers. Suddenly the Purdy haircutbecame fashionable and hairdressers were thrilled with me." ...

Famous for playing characters like 'Patsy' and 'Purdy', Joanna Lumley became household name in Britain and also made her an international actress. Joanna Lumley had a contagious energy that ...

Actor and television presenter Joanna Lumley became a household name globally in the 1990s playing Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous. Before that she was a model, a Bond girl and played Purdy in ...

Life has only gotten better with age for Joanna Lumley, but in a revealing conversation ... When Joanna was cast as Purdy in The New Avengers she sent Jamie, then nine, to boarding school, but ...

A talk by award winning actress Dame Joanna Lumley in Douglas later this year ... is most well-known for her television roles as Purdy in The New Avengers and Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous.

This week on the Radio Times Podcast, Kelly-Anne Taylor is joined in the studio by actress, presenter and author Dame Joanna Lumley ... how playing Purdy in The New Avengers changed things ...

Firstly, we should make one thing absolutely — pun intended — clear. Joanna Lumley has not added stand-up comedian to a CV that already includes modelling, acting and globetrotting.