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Rachael Atlanta Stirling (born 30 May 1977) is an English stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for her stage work. She played Nancy Astley in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet, and Millie in the ITV series The Bletchley Circle. She has also guest starred in Lewis and one episode of Doctor Who, co-starring with her mother Diana Rigg. Early life and education Stirling was born in St Marylebone, London, England and is the daughter of actress Diana Rigg and theatre producer Archibald Stirling, Laird of Keir. Her parents married in 1982 and divorced in 1990. Stirling attended Wycombe Abbey School. She graduated with a BA in art history from the University of Edinburgh, where she performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company. Theatre Stirling made her first major appearance on stage in 1997 as Desdemona in the National Youth Theatre revival of Othello at the Arts Theatre opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in the title role. A year later, again at the Arts Theatre with the NYT, she played Olive in the female version of The Odd Couple; while in 1998, portraying Kate in Dancing at Lughnasa for NYT at the Arts. She next appeared in a variety of roles in plays such as Dusty Hughes' Helpless (Donmar Warehouse, 2000); A Woman of No Importance (Theatre Royal Haymarket, 2003); Anna in the Tropics (Hampstead Theatre, 2004); and Tamburlaine (Bristol Old Vic and Barbican, 2005), and she followed in her mother's footsteps as Lionheart's daughter in the National Theatre stage version of Theatre of Blood (2005). In 2006, for the Peter Hall Company at the Theatre Royal, Bath, she played Helena in Peter Gill's revival of Look Back in Anger, while in 2007 at Wilton's Music Hall in London, she starred as Yelena in David Mamet's version of Uncle Vanya, and as Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew. Stirling starred onstage in The Priory directed by Jeremy Herrin at the Royal Court Theatre in 2009. Her role as Rebecca earned her a nomination for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role. In 2010 she appeared as Helena in Peter Hall's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Rose Theatre, Kingston. Stirling starred as Lady Chiltern in a 2010 production of An Ideal Husband at the Vaudeville Theatre, for which she received her second nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award. From February to April 2012, she appeared as Sylvia alongside Mark Gatiss, Tobias Menzies, and Nancy Carroll in The Recruiting Officer, the production at the Donmar Warehouse directed by newly appointed artistic director Josie Rourke. Film Stirling's first screen appearance was in the 1998 British comedy film Still Crazy. Other film appearances include Maybe Baby, Redemption Road (2001), Complicity (with her Tipping the Velvet co-star Keeley Hawes), Another Life (with Vanity Fair actress Natasha Little), The Triumph of Love (with Mira Sorvino), as Mary Jones in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, and as Anna in Snow White and the Huntsman. Television Stirling's first break in television was in the 2000 NBC miniseries In the Beginning, which was adapted from Genesis. Stirling played the young Rebeccah, with her mother, Diana Rigg, as the older Rebeccah. Her next notable role was Nan Astley in the 2002 BBC drama series Tipping the Velvet. In 2003, she appeared as Caroline Crale in Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Five Little Pigs". In 2011, Stirling starred in the BBC Four adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's Women in Love as Ursula Brangwen. She portrayed Millie in both series of the ITV mystery drama The Bletchley Circle in 2012 and 2014, and reprised the role in The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco (2018). Stirling appeared in a 2013 episode of Doctor Who titled "The Crimson Horror" alongside her mother. The episode had been specially written for Stirling and her mother by Mark Gatiss (marking the very first appearance of the two actresses together professionally) and was aired on 4 May 2013 as part of Series 7. In 2014, Stirling portrayed Kate Wilkinson in the Cold War spy thriller television series The Game, and appeared in the BBC Four comedy drama Detectorists as Becky, initially girlfriend, then wife, of Andy (played by Mackenzie Crook), also featuring alongside her mother, Diana Rigg, who played Becky's mother. Stirling appeared as a guest on the BBC1 cookery programme Saturday Kitchen Live which was broadcast on 1 March 2014. In 2015, Stirling played the part of Arabella Yount, the spendthrift wife of a banker, in the three-part BBCs series Capital based on John Lanchester's novel of the same name. In December 2016, Stirling appeared on University Challenge at Christmas as part of a team made up of notable alumni of the University of Edinburgh. In 2021, she starred in the ITV television drama series Hollington Drive. Other work Stirling is an occasional interviewer on the BBC Radio 4 chat show Loose Ends, and presented the station's programme Stage Door in December 2012. She also wrote a restaurant column for Diplomat magazine. Stirling took part in Occupy London's reading of Dickens' A Christmas Carol on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, London in December 2011. In 2014, Stirling appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Midweek with Libby Purves, Roger Bannister and Kevin Warwick. Personal life Stirling can speak Russian and is experienced in horse riding and jumping. Until 2012, she was engaged to actor Oliver Chris, whom she had been dating since 2007. Stirling married musician and Elbow frontman Guy Garvey on 3 June 2016. They have one son, born in April 2017. 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Best. Movie. Year. Ever.
Brian RafteryFrom a veteran culture writer and modern movie expert, a celebration and analysis of the movies of 1999“a terrifically fun snapshot of American film culture on the brink of the Mil...
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Keeping Up Appearances
Tricia StringerAs tensions simmer in a small country town, three women are going to need more than CWA sausage rolls and cando community spirit to put things right. From a bestselling Australian ...
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Embers And Echoes
Daniel De LorneBlue lights in the red dust...Echo Springs on the edge of the outback – a town where everyone knows your name, and your business. But the wholesome country living and welcoming com...
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The Right Place
Carla CarusoCan the past show you the way home?With her dreams of dominating Melbourne's fashion scene in tatters, Nella Martini has returned to the last place she wants to be – Torrente Blu, ...
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Echoes Of The Past
TJ HamiltonBlue lights in the red dust...Echo Springs on the edge of the outback – a town where everyone knows your name, and your business. But the wholesome country living and welcoming com...
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Secrets of Silvergum
Mandy MagroBestselling Australian author Mandy Magro returns with a compelling rural romance about love and the cost of keeping secrets.Can dark family secrets ever truly be buried? When a ho...
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The Ballad of Banjo Crossing
Tess EvansA tender, heartwarming and utterly appealing novel about the power of community, love, loss and second chances.Jack McPhail is a man on the run from his past, a drifter who lands b...
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Christmas In Ghost Gum Springs
Nicole FlocktonShe's a long way from home, and definitely not in the Christmas spirit...Diana Jenkins' dream vacation has turned into a nightmare. First, her car breaks down in the middle of nowh...
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Up on Horseshoe Hill
Penelope Janu'Penelope Janu's fresh, bright, funny new twist on rural romance is an absolute delight. Her wit is as sharp as a knife. She is one of my absolute mustread authors.' Victoria Purma...
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The End of Cuthbert Close
Cassie HamerFrom bestselling author Cassie Hamer, comes a hilarious tale of warring neighbours in Australian suburbia, with a mystery at its heart.'Captures Australian suburbia perfectly. Has ...
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The Model Wife
Tricia StringerEven a good woman can be pushed too far...From bestselling author Tricia Stringer, this beautifully realised multigenerational family story looks at what happens when reallife betr...
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The Truth About Faking It
Cassie HamerLie to your friends. Lie to your family. Just don't lie to yourself... Funny, smart, heartfelt fiction for readers of Holly Wainwright from a distinctive new voice.'Cassie Hamer is...
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Second Chance Lane
Nicola MarshFrom USA Today bestselling Australian author Nicola Marsh comes a compelling story of love, redemption and community.When the past crashes into the future, there's more than hearts...
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The Billionaire Cattle Baron
Mandy MagroA country boy meets a city girl in this sexy opposites attract story from best–selling author Mandy Magro.Blake Wellstone is a cowboy through and through, his wealth and status obt...
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Starting from Scratch
Penelope JanuFor readers of Karly Lane and Tricia Stringer...misunderstandings and injured pride stand in the way of true love in this charming rural romance from an awardwinning and muchloved ...
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Inheritance
Kate LovedayAn Australian rural romance about an unexpected inheritance that sends a city girl down deep into the country...When Cassie Taylor inherits Yallandoo, a cattle station near Cairns ...
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The Vet from Snowy River
Stella QuinnA hot vet. A rebellious teenager. And meddling but wellmeaning townsfolk. Vera gets more than she bargains for when she runs off to a new life in the country ... A fresh and funny ...
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The Promise of Home
Nicola MarshThis dyedinthewool country girl will do anything to protect the home she loves... A fastpaced, heartwarming rural romance from a USA Today bestselling Australian author.Entrusted w...
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The Six Rules of Christmas
Penelope JanuA feelgood Christmas novella from the Australian author of the muchloved Up on Horseshoe Hill and On the Right Track.Picking up the reins of her father's law practice, Ariella Blak...
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Feels Like Home
Lisa IrelandLisa Ireland, a brilliant new voice in rural romance, invites you to Linden Gully and the wedding of the year… When celebrity novelist Johanna Morgan surprises everyone by arr...
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The Lawson Sisters
Janet GoverA heartfelt and compelling story of family, secrets and second chances, set in the heart of the beautiful Hunter Valley of NSW, from an awardwinning new voice in Australian fiction...
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A Town Like Clarence
Stella QuinnWhen Kirsty Fox goes on the run to escape a crashandburn at work, she finds a family she didn't know she needed... A witty and warm rural romance perfect for readers of Rachael Joh...
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All About Ella
Meredith AppleyardAt 70, and widowed, Ella is about to find out that blood is not always thicker than water. A wise and warmhearted story about aging, family and community for readers of Tricia Stri...
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Dangerous Echoes
Leisl LeightonBlue lights in the red dust...Echo Springs on the edge of the outback – a town where everyone knows your name, and your business. But the wholesome country living and welcoming com...
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12 Days At Silver Bells House
Jennie JonesFrom the author of the internationally bestselling The House on Burra Burra Lane comes a Christmas story – country style. Kate Singleton has twelve days to find herself. With Chris...
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The Christmas Wish
Jacquie UnderdownA feelgood Christmas novella with all the magic of the holiday season from Australian author Jacquie Underdown.Returning home, schoolteacher Brielle hopes a quiet Christmas will qu...
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A Chance to Believe
Fiona MarsdenCan a fling turn into a family?After a chance meeting in Brisbane, Shayne Smith and Cassie Long had a perfect fortnight together. But when Shayne returned to his historic sheep pro...
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Lonely in Longreach
Eva ScottIn the red heart of Queensland, two teenagers playing matchmaker are about to turn more than one life upsidedown.Widower Sam Costello has no time for love. When he's not working on...
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Flight to Coorah Creek
Janet GoverThey're saving lives in the outback, can love save them ...? Pilot Jess Pearson is running away from a broken heart and a terrible burden of guilt. A new job flying an air ambulanc...
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A Tale of Three Christmases
Eva ScottA feelgood Christmas novella from Australian author Eva Scott.Turning her small farm into a B&B seems the perfect way for Lexie to make ends meet after the death of her husband...
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Rosalee Station
Mandy MagroA new edition of bestselling Australian author, Mandy Magro's debut novel that takes you deep into the heart of the Australian outback.It's Sarah Clarke's dream to experience the r...
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Dinner with the Schnabels
Toni Jordan'I loved every page of this funny, warm, delightful novel!' LIANE MORIARTY'A smart, funny novel about love, marriage and family.' Weekend Australian'With sharply observed character...
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Snowy Mountains Dawn
Alissa CallenA diehard country girl. A cityboy newcomer. Some rules were meant to be broken... Opposites attract in this delightful rural romance, set in charming smalltown Bundilla, from bests...
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The House At The Bottom Of The Hill
Jennie JonesFrom the bestselling author of The House on Burra Burra Lane comes a brand–new story about opposites, attraction, an outback pub and a pink house…The mysterious death of her mother...