ITV4's latest Bond season continued lastnight with Roger Moore's fourth stint as
the eponumous spy. The eleventh entry in
the franchise, was based on the spy novel of 1955, itself adapted from Ian Fleming's
own potential film treatment.
Shot mainly in France, the production was
Eon's most expensive to date (the budget of $34 million was almost double that of
The Spy Who Love Me), but Moonraker
became the highest-grossing title until
Goldeneye.
Bernard Lee made his eleventh and final appearance here as M, whilst Richard Kiel
returned as Jaws. Shirley Bassey performed
her third title song in the series - the film
featured eight Doctor Who cast and crew
connections:
- Peter Bennett (assistant director here & A View to a Kill; unit manager on For Your Eyes Only; location manager on Octopussy) was first assistant direcctor on fourteen revived series stories (from Bad Wolf to The End of Time) and Attack of the Graske, production manager on four others, then produced twenty-one further episodes (from The Beast Below to Twice Upon a Time) and Torchwood
- for Ralph G Morse (Astronaut) see The Spy Who Loved Me
- Terry [Philip Julian] Forrestal (Space Fighter here; stunts on Octopussy, Never Say Never Again, A View to a Kill, Goldeneye) was Tractor Driver in K9 and Company
- for Dorothy Ford see Diamonds are Forever
- for Martin Grace see You Only Live Twice
- for Dinny Powell and Rick Lester see Dr. No
- for Derek Meddings see The Man With the Golden Gun
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