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Best known for her role in the 1960s television sci-fi series The Champions, she enjoyed huge success on stage and screen. In later life she appeared in Absolutely Fabulous and Boon and founded ABC ...

The sad passing of actress Alexandra Bastedo earlier this month saw many recalling and celebrating her work on '60s spy-fi series The Champions - just one entry in the canon of cult programme makers ...