Following the departure of
George Lazenby after just one appearance as James Bond in
1969's On Her Majesty's Secret
Service, United Artists secured
the return of Sean Connery for
the seventh entry in the
franchise.
Diamonds Are Forever was
adapted from Ian Fleming's
adapted from Ian Fleming's
fourth spy novel of 1956, and
was released in late 1971.
Shirley Bassey performed
vocals on her second Bond
theme song (see Goldfinger).
When Connery relinquished
the lead role again, co-
producer Albert R Broccoli
insisted that another British
actor replace him, and
London-born Roger Moore
(1927-2017) was cast for Live and Let Die in 1972.
When Eon's usual composer, John Barry, was unavailable, former Beatles
producer George Martin was hired, and Paul McCartney wrote the title
song for his latest band Wings - later nominated for an Oscar.
The Man With The Golden Gun (loosely based on Fleming's 1965 thriller)
was the last film co-produced by Harry Saltzman, and the resulting
legalities over the Bond property delayed production of the next
instalment, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
was the last film co-produced by Harry Saltzman, and the resulting
legalities over the Bond property delayed production of the next
instalment, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).
Another Bond season continued on ITV4 last night with Moore's debut
assignment, and the three adventures here featured a total of twenty
Doctor Who cast and crew connections:
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
- Joseph Furst (Dr. Metz) was Professor Zaroff in The Underwater Menace
- John Abineri (Representative) was Van Lutyens in Fury from the Deep, General Carrington in The Ambassadors of Death, Richard Railton in Death to the Daleks, and Ranquin in The Power of Kroll
- Bill Hutchinson (Controller) was Sergeant Thompson in (episode 4 of) The War Games
- Clifford Earl (Officer) was the Sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan (7), and Major Branwell in The Invasion
- Michael Stevens (CIA Agent) was a Soldier in The Myth Makers (1), Daffodil Man in Terror of the Autons (3), UNIT Motorcyclist and Prisoner in The Mind of Evil, and Guard in The Curse of Peladon (1)
- Ron Gregory (Patron here; Clerk in Never Say Never Again) was a Guardian in The Ark
- Vincent Wong (Croupier here; Patron in The World is Not Enough; General Li in Die Another Day) was Ho in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, Chinese Delegate in Day of the Daleks, and Captain in Enlightenment
- for Ed Bishop and Shane Rimmer see You Only Live Twice
- for David de Keyser see O.H.M.S.S.
LIVE AND LET DIE
- Roy Stewart (Quarrel) was Toberman in The Tomb of the Cybermen, and Tony in Terror of the Autons
- Dennis Edwards (Baines) was a Centurion in The Romans (1), and Lord Gomer in The Invasion of Time
- Robert La Bassiere (Thug) was a titular alien in The Krotons
- Louis Mahoney (Patron) was a Newscaster in Frontier in Space, Ponti in Planet of Evil, and the elder Billy Shipton in Blink
- for Aileen Lewis and Lewis Alexander (Delegates) see From Russia With Love and Casino Royale
- Derek Meddings (VFX here, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only and Goldeneye) worked on SFX for The Invasion (1)
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
- Sonny Caldinez (Kra) was Kemel in The Evil of the Daleks, then Turoc in The Ice Warriors, Warrior in The Seeds of Death, Ssorg in The Curse of Peladon, and Sskel in The Monster of Peladon
- Michael Osbourne (Lieutenant) was an Extra in The Myth Makers (2), Guardian in The Ark, and Sorak in The Horns of Nimon
- for Rocky Taylor see Dr. No
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