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    Siân Phillips and Edward Fox OLDIE STAGERS OF THE YEAR

    Dec 14, 2022 2 minutes

    Who can forget Dame Siân Phillips poisoning Brian Blessed's figs, in I, Claudius? Or the way she broke Alec Guinness's heart, as Lady Ann in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy?

    Siân always had enormous ice-queen poise – but was saved from caricature

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