Brosnan's swansong - Bond's
twentieth cinematic assignment
marked the fortieth anniversary
of Dr. No, and was the highest
-grossing entry in the run to
date. Location filming was
undertaken in Iceland, Spain,
Hawaii, and Cornwall's Eden
Project (with interiors shot at
Pinewood's Bond stage), whilst
the title song was performed
by Madonna.
Released by MGM in 2002, the
production featured Judi Dench,
Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, and a total of twenty-three Doctor Who cast and crew connections:
- Paul [Valentine] Darrow [born Birkby] (Doctor) was Captain [Sam] Hawkins in The Silurians, and Tekker in Timelash, then voiced Kaston Iago for Big Finish's Kaldor City (2002-12), and Guidance for The Next Life (2004)
- Alan Bond (Reporter) was UNIT Soldier in The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords and Torchwood: Children of Earth
- Stewart Scudamore (Reporter) voiced Danvers for Hounded (2016), and Ashley Bassett for Traitor's Gate (2023)
- Trevor White (Jumpmaster here; Voices on Goldeneye 007, 007 Legends) was James Blake in Rosa, and voiced Buddy Hudson for AudiGo's Starfall (2010)
- Jamie Cho (Guard) was Colonel Chan in The Star Beast
- Andy Godbold was also stuntman on The Sarah Jane Adventures: Mona Lisa's Revenge and The Bells of Saint John
- Nina Armstrong was a stunt performer on The Runaway Bride too
- Stephanie Carey was also a stunt performer on ten stories (from Voyage of the Damned to The Vanquishers)
- for Vincent Wong see Goldfinger
- for Samantha Bond, Derek Lea, Ray De Haan, David Forman, Stuart Clark and Seon Rogers see GoldenEye
- for Colin Salmon see Tomorrow Never Dies
- for John Cleese, George Cottle and Amanda Foster see The World is Not Enough
- for Paul Heasman see A View to a Kill
- for Tina Simmons see Octopussy
- for Jim Dowdall see The Spy Who Loved Me
- for Rocky Taylor see Dr. No
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