after just one appearance as James Bond in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), United
Artists secured the return of Sean Connery for
the seventh entry in the franchise.
The production was 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 (1930-2020) 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.
Another Bond season continued on ITV1 today
with Connery's official series swansong (he would reprise Bond yet again for Never Say
Never Again) - it featured sixteen Doctor Who cast connections:
- Joseph Furst (Dr. Metz) was Professor Hermann Zaroff in The Underwater Menace
- John [Frederick] Abineri (Airline Rep) 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
- [Kenneth] Clifford Earl (Officer) was the Sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan (7), and Major Branwell in The Invasion
- Bill Hutchinson (Controller) and Martin [Willy] Lyder [born Leyde] (Croupier) both appeared in The War Games, as Sergeant Thompson (4) and Foot Soldier/Alien Guard
- Michael Stevens (CIA Agent) was Soldier in The Myth Makers (1), Daffodil Man in Terror of the Autons (3), UNIT Motorcyclist/ Prisoner in The Mind of Evil, and Guard in The Curse of Peladon (1)
- Dorothy Ford (stunt performer here, The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy & The Living Daylights; Woman in Moonraker) was Double on The Wheel in Space (6)
- for Rick Lester see Dr. No
- for Eddie Powell see From Russia With Love
- for Vincent Wong and Roy Street see Goldfinger
- for Ed Bishop, Shane Rimmer and Chris Webb see You Only Live Twice
- for Ron Gregory and David de Keyser see O.H.M.S.S.
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