Doctor Who Vs. James Bond, Part 5: You Only Live Twice

Released in 1967, the fifth instalment in the

Bond film franchise was based on Fleming's

 eleventh full length novel (published in 1964)

and was adapted by the prolific Welsh

children's author Roald Dahl (1916-1990).

The series was especially popular in Japan, so

Eon's next production was set and filmed in

that country.

ITV4's latest Bond season continued tonight

with Sean Connery's final regular assignment in

the role - it featured Donald Pleasence, Anthony

 Ainley, (an uncredited) Frazer Hines, and nine

-teen Doctor Who cast and crew connections:

• Ronald Rich (Hans) was Gunnar in The Time Meddler, and Trantis in Mission to the Unknown
• George [Morris] Baker (Engineer here; Bray in On Her Majesty's Secret Service; Benson in The Spy Who Loved Me) was Decider Login in Full Circle
• [George Victor] Ed Bishop (CapCom here; Hergersheimer in Diamonds are Forever) voiced General Finch for Big Finish's Full Fathom Five (2003)
• Shane Rimmer (Operator here; Tom in Diamonds are Forever; Voice of Hamilton in Live and Let Die; Carter in The Spy Who Loved Me) was Seth Harper in The Gunfighters
• Norman Jones (Astronaut) was Khrisong in The Abominable Snowmen, Major Baker in The Silurians, and Hieronymous in The Masque of Mandragora
• Paul Carson (Astronaut) began his career as Ling-Tau in Marco Polo
• Bill Mitchell [McAllister] (Astronaut) was a Newcaster in Frontier in Space, then voiced Zor for The Pescatons
• George Roubicek (Astronaut here; Captain in The Spy Who Loved Me) and Hans De Vries (Technician) both appeared in The Tomb of the Cybermen, as Captain Hopper and Cyberman
• for Burt Kwouk and Dennis Chin see Goldfinger
• Stephen Hubay, Burnell Tucker and Kristopher Kum (Technicians) appeared in The War Games, The Angels Take Manhattan and The Mind of Evil respectively
• for Moris Farhi see From Russia With Love
• for Robert Rietty see Dr. No
• Chris Webb (stuntman here, OHMSS, Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Tomorrow Never Dies; Thug in The Spy Who Loved Me; Soldier in The Living Daylights) was a Monoid in The Ark
• Martin [Ryan] Grace (stunts here, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill) was a Thal in Dr. Who and the Daleks
• Bill Weston (stunts here, OHMSS, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, A View to a Kill, The World is Not Enough; Butler in The Living Daylights) was a Militiaman in (episode 4 of) The Smugglers
• Marc Boyle (stunts here, The Spy Who Loved Me, Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, Licence to Kill; MI6 Agent in The Living Daylights) was Prisoner and UNIT Motorcyclist in The Mind of Evil, Kronos in The Time Monster, Exxilon in Death to the Daleks (1), and fight arranger on The Time Warrior