After sending James Bond into space for Moonraker, 1981’s For Your Eyes Only grounded Roger Moore’s 007 in a much more classic Cold War mission. This time the spy would be attempting to locate a missile command system before it finds its way into the hands of the Russians. Filming took the cast and crew … Read more
Roger Moore and Caroline Munro in The Spy Who Loved Me (Image: PH ) James Bond is back on our TV screens today in The Spy Who Loved Me. Although it was named after one of Ian Fleming’s 007 novels, it was the first entry in the franchise to have an original plot. The author … Read more
The Spy Who Loved Me is Sir Roger Moore’s third and best-loved 007 movie, in which the late actor starred opposite Bond girl Barbara Bach, the future Mrs Ringo Starr. Joining them in the James Bond movie was Caroline Munro’s femme fatale Naomi. Her pilot character and would-be assassin was employed by Bond villain Stromberg … Read more
After 1973’s Live and Let Die, Roger Moore’s second James Bond movie followed a year later in The Man with the Golden Gun. The loose adaptation of Ian Fleming’s final 007 novel saw the actor co-star opposite the writer’s cousin, Christopher Lee as the title character Francisco Scaramanga. Both were good pals and enjoyed each … Read more
Having first starred as Scaramanga’s mistress Andrea Anders in 1974’s The Man with the Golden Gun, Maud Adams returned to the franchise to play the title Bond girl in 1983’s Octopussy opposite Roger Moore once again. And as is usual with 007 movies, the two leads had a love scene to film. Only this one … Read more
Sir Roger Moore may have been a fan of Daniel Craig’s 007, but it turns out he didn’t have much positive to say about 2008’s Quantum of Solace, which is on ITV1 this evening. A follow-up to the out-going star’s James Bond debut Casino Royale, the direct sequel suffered in the writers’ strike and wasn’t … Read more
Roger Moore was always the consummate gentleman – and it was not an act. Numerous friends and co-stars attested to his kindness and thoughtfulness. It was very out of character for the English actor to speak ill of anyone, but he shocked a live audience when he spilled the outrageous details about a fellow star. … Read more
James Bond star Sir Roger Moore died seven years ago aged 89 on May 23, 2017. The acting legend starred in more official 007 movies than any other actor – even surpassing Sir Sean Connery whose Never Say Never Again wasn’t made by EON Productions. In fact, when The Saint actor was cast in 1973’s … Read more
She’s been a household name for six decades and still looks spectacular on a red carpet but Jane Seymour was understandably nervous when she first met Roger Moore on the set of the latest James Bond film Live and Let Die. The English Rose had only received her big break just two years before in … Read more
