Friday 8 December 2023

Doctor Who Vs. James Bond, Part 22: Quantum of Solace

The twenty-second assignment in the Bond
franchise (the second to star Daniel Craig as
 Agent 007) was released by MGM and Eon Productions in late 2008.
The film's title was taken from For Your
Eyes Only, Ian Fleming's 1959 short story collection. Location filming was undertaken
in Mexico, Panama, Chile, Italy, Austria and
Wales, with interiors filmed at the custom-
built 007 Stage aPinewood studios.
Shown on ITV4 tonight, the film starred Judi
Dench, Gemma Arterton, Mathieu Amalric,
Olga Kurylenko, Jeffrey Wright, David
Harbour, and fourteen Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

  • Rory [Michael] Kinnear (Bill Tanner here, Bloodstone, GoldeneyeSkyfallSpectreNo Time to Die) voiced Samuel Belfrage for Big Finish's Industrial Evolution (2011)
  • Tim [Peter] Piggott Smith (Foreign Secretary) was Captain Harker in The Claws of Axos, and Marco in The Masque of Mandragora
  • Glenn Foster (Mitchell), Levan Doran, Kai Martin and Peter Miles were all stuntmen on Tooth and Claw
  • Derek Lea (Bodyguard) was a stuntman on DalekBad WolfThe Parting of the WaysThe Age of Steel and Partners in Crime
  • Raffaello Degruttola (Driver) voiced Philippe Foiret for Operation Werewolf (2024)
  • sound FX editor Richard Fordham was the foley artist on Time Heist and dialogue editor on In the Forest of the Night
  • Dani Biernat was also a stunt performer on The Christmas Invasion, New EarthThe Sound of Drums and Amy's Choice
  • Rob Hunt was a stuntman (here, SkyfallSpectre) on The Runaway Bride and The Day of the Doctor too
  • Maurice Lee was also a stuntman on The Christmas InvasionNew Earth, Tooth and ClawSchool Reunion and The Next Doctor
  • Tina Maskell was also a stunt performer on Boom Town and The Runaway Bride
  • for Marvin Stewart Campbell see Casino Royale

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