1977: The $40,000 STUNT James Bond REFUSED | Nationwide | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

[@alexdavies7394]

Roger Moore exudes charm and coolness. He NEVER gave a boring interview! What a showman.

[@barrymurphy1337]

Roger Moore was a class act. Top chap.

[@SJKPJR007]

RIP Sir Roger. He portrayed some fantastic heroes, Ivanhoe, Simon Templar, Brett Sinclair and, of course, James Bond. All with his unique brand of charm and humour. Most importantly however, he demonstrated a great compassion and humility off screen. Qualities all too often lacking in so many of today's big screen celebrities. A classy product of a bygone age. Gone but never forgotten. Thank you posting this.

[@chrischeshire6528]

Take a look at him playing Sherlock Holmes and Patrick McGee playing Watson in the TV movie "Sherlock Holmes in New York."

[@ysthafellgynghori8423]

@@chrischeshire6528 Moore did a good job in the role as did Patrick Macnee as Watson. Moore was better than Robert Downey Jr, who should have stayed in his Iron Man suit.

[@travisinthetrunk]

His best role was Seymour in Cannonball Run.

[@benfountain4856]

Roger is class the interview crass

[@chuckbradley1]

Moore is a very humble man.

[@christianpatton1852]

Indeed!

[@meagain3876]

It was wonderful to watch this interview. Thanks for posting it. Sir Roger Moore was always entertaining. I can't believe that over 7yrs have passed since he died. His films and television work have been part of my whole life, especially Bond and The Saint. He also did a lot of charity work for UNICEF.

[@JJONNYREPP]

1977: The $40,000 STUNT James Bond REFUSED | Nationwide | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive 1036am 7.7.24 lotus!! thought it was de lorean... love bond now. took me years to get to grips with bond. something to enjoy when i get older, i thought. and, indeed, it is..... if you are young i suggest you forgo bond and watch his films and escapades when you are 30 or 40..... seriously.

[@robinvanags912]

Ever urbane and my favourite Bond. We queued around the Taunton Odeon - on the Sunday afternoon this film came out.

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@robinvanags912 my moonraker was stolen. i liked bond...

[@Gerlad970]

This british host is a rare gem as he was respectful and polite.

[@kiriko36]

I love Roger Bond so much. He is the greatest Bond. The first Bond film I saw in theater was The Spy Who Loved Me. That is the unforgettable masterpiece.

[@brucesim2003]

James Moore is pretty good as well. :P

[@rossini55]

​@brucesim2003 Not as good as Sean Lazenby, though.

[@garymorris7561]

That was nice, I remember my dad taking me to the cinema for the first time when I was 10 years old to see The Spy Who Loved Me, watching this interview gave me a nice memory.

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

Roger Moore really got it. More than any other Bond actor he got what it meant, he got how to approach negotiations with the producers, he got how to allow the character and actor to age gracefully together. No other Bond actor had a good relationship with the producers the way Moore did. Because was wasn't invested or precious or egotistical. We could all learn a lot from his attitude to life. Just relax and enjoy yourself. It will work out as it should. That's Moore in a nutshell.

[@thejammod]

There was a mutual respect between the producers and Roger. Roger never said anything negative about the Bond films and loved working on them, that's obvious from his interviews.

[@TheNinjaMarmot]

My favourite Bond Movie, was the Spy Who Loved me. Despite Sean Connery being the favourite, Roger Moore was my Bond.

[@joanne26]

Roger Moore 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I loved him - such a great actor The Persuaders with Tony was iconic for the early 70’s Such glamour, sophistication, fashion and the rest 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@heyjoe113]

Did you watch the series in its original language or in another language? The series wasn’t very successful in England and the USA, which is why, as far as I know, it wasn’t continued. In Germany, for example, it was very popular, mainly due to the dubbing, as they didn’t stick to the original script and added a lot of jokes.

[@joanne26]

@@heyjoe113 the series I watched in English and I did not realise it only lasted around 18 months Why - Roger in talks at the time to play Bond but lots of rows with Lew Grade’s TV company and lots of others I think

[@georgesos]

I grew up watching every week the persuaders(yes i am old 🧑‍🦳) , Roger and Tony were teaching style back then. I loved the series.

[@georgesos]

​@@heyjoe113in Greece back then I watched it in the original voices,in English (when Roger spoke ,bcs Tony was american through and through)

[@heyjoe113]

@@georgesos Roger's voice in the original is, of course, in a class of its own. That's something we couldn't experience in the pre-DVD era. However, it's nice that in Germany, they always put a lot of effort into dubbing and often managed to find voice actors with very similar voices. Roger sounds very distinguished in German as well, while Tony comes across as more relaxed and direct. In Germany, the series was simply called "Die Zwei" (The Two). Apart from the childhood memories, I would still prefer the German dub because it is incredibly funny, and Tony almost always has the last word with a witty remark. The original story wasn't really distorted; they just added a clever line here and there, often in places where nothing was said in the original and the actor, for example, had his back to the camera. I remember a scene where Tony (Danny) is looking around in a dressing room, glances briefly in the mirror, and fixes his hair. In the original, he doesn't say anything at this point, while in the German dub, he admires his reflection and says in a self-loving tone, "Schön, schön, schön. Ein schöner Mann" ("Nice, nice, nice. A handsome man"). And to quote Danny once more: Men don’t get old, they get better 👍🏼

[@TheSnowdogsShorts]

I used to live next door to a woman when I was a child, who always said that she was his auntie. She was a very nice woman, but I was always a little dubious. Then one day she was showing photos of a family gathering, and there were pictures of him with his arm around her. Sometimes crazy sounding things are true.

[@4legsgood]

I don't doubt that. Because Roger Moore spoke impeccably, many think he had a privileged upbringing.

[@georgeton4991]

​​@@4legsgoodRoger moore once lived at Bexley, Kent. Roger Moore also did work with the Spastic society its in his biography.

[@emilschneider9974]

I live in South Africa and my best friend says a girlfriend he had in the late 80's, her mother aparently dated Roger Moore. I cant proovee if that is truee though.😂

[@TheSnowdogsShorts]

@@emilschneider9974 I felt that way until I saw the photos. :)

[@iaincowell9747]

I worked part time as a teen in a pub in Chiswick, West London. Timothy Dalton was in one day for a pint. Asked one of my work mates about it, "this is his local pub". I got to say hello to him and that I was a fan, really nice guy.

[@heene]

I am pleased he went on to do more. The one after - Moonraker - is my favourite. Bond Film. I can't imagine anyone else in it and there were so many funny lines which wouldn't be the same spoken by another actor.

[@billiondollarman3847]

Charm, Charisma, Dashing good looks and a great sense of humour. Always been my BOND.💯🎬📽⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@SpiritintheSky.]

Splendid interview of a splendid interviewee and man. Thank you so much for making this video available. May Sir Roger Rest In Peace. (PS I met him fleetingly at London Airport in the late 1970s, I'm proud to mention.)

[@TT_1221]

I loved Roger Moore's portrayal of Bond. My Favorite Bond actor. Always entertaining and that was the point. Nobody should have doubted that within the humor, he did portray an assassin, he proved that when he kicked the clinging Mercedes over the cliff in For your eyes only, sending the occupant to his death. One of the great Bond scenes. A cold assassin but Moore did it his way.

[@schubertuk]

Although it should be noted Roger Moore was on record as being very unhappy with being forced to do that scene, and thought it was out of character for his version of James Bond. I also love the scene, by the way, and am glad Roger was persuaded to do it.

[@TT_1221]

@@schubertuk That's interesting to know. Thanks for the info. A memorable scene and important to the movie and Moore's stint as Bond I thought. Glad they persuaded him to do it otherwise his Bond career really could have been one raised eyebrow. 😀

[@policewitness_fluffybunny4526]

He absolutely got the role. A very self effacing man who for me was the best bond. He understood people watched Bond to be entertained not preached to or educated, but entertained, and he did it effortlessly. ☺️

[@pmafterdark]

Liked Roger as Bond but always enjoyed him the best playing The Saint. Either way he was truly a gentlemen and class act and I still miss him.

[@RobbieWilkinson-f9l]

He was the best Bond...

[@thebaron9059]

Sir Roger was a true saint in real life, and my favourite Bond. RIP Sir, you are still very much missed!

[@WS-1]

Roger Moore enjoyed a great career and is one of the finest British actors of all time . We miss you , Sir Roger .

[@PrinceBarin77]

Legend. The Bond I grew up with. Pure class. Less said about the interviewer here the better.

[@johnredpath]

The quintessential English gentleman and the best Bond too.

[@LeShark75]

Thanks Christ my parents let me watch The Spy Who Loved me as my first Bond film back in 1981. I appreciate all perspectives but Moore will always be my Bond, and he was also perfect in The Wild Geese, the original Expendables movie.

[@LeShark75]

@ClarkGreaseball Yes indeed, or North Sea Hijack as I know it. Moore wearing the amazing Gold Seiko Tuna in that movie as he did in For Your Eyes Only.

[@NotJanine777]

The Spy Who Loved Me - the greatest Bond movie - it had everything an action movie ever needed.

[@peterlenham3180]

One of my favourite Bond films. Roger Moore was the best Bond.

[@gokhanersan8561]

Absolutely true

[@shaz2761]

Yep.

[@JamieKenny-h5b]

It was the Biggest the Best if you wanted thrills then you wanted MOORE ..Roger Moore as James Bond 007

[@noelht1]

Was totally the best James Bond film. It had everything I agree

[@532bluepeter1]

Bless him. Roger Moore was a good sport

[@KiernanDavid]

Roger Moore a legend.always liked him.

[@edgar9651]

The good old times.

[@SteveT-0]

Great guy. I'll always remember him with Tony Curtiss in The Persuaders. RIP

[@analogueman123456787]

I can never watch Roger Moore without remembering his Spitting Image puppet with the animated eyebrow! 😄

[@wildorchid1307]

The BEST Bond for me! Such a gentleman as well.❤

[@richardsmegma5081]

Dear Rog! Like Pierce (& unlike some of the others), he always enjoyed being Bond.

[@folginator]

Great actor, his performance in “The Man Who Haunted Himself” is second to none.

[@emersonsam3654]

Roger moore is the real JAMES BOND ❤

[@daneperry8025]

How humble to say I have very little talent, a Gentleman doesn't have a long career in Hollywood or films without talent, Sir Roger Moore had more talent then he let on.truly a brilliant man in so many ways the fans enjoyed Sir Roger Moore as bond and host of characters throughout his long career in Hollywood this awesome Gentleman had so much talent, R.I.P. miss you so much .

[@dufushead]

What a guy. I worked with a lady who'd been in advertising in London in the 1950's when he was a menswear model known jokingly as "the Big Knit," and she knew him and adored him, said he was the nicest, most thoughtful and best looking bloke she'd ever met.

[@NoosaHeads]

Bernard Falk, the interviewer, died in 1990, aged 47. (Heart attack). He was only 34 in this interview.

[@andydixon2980]

He looks more like 47 in this interview.

[@ferretcatcher2377]

Falk must have had a hard paper round! Great interview I really enjoyed watching this.😊

[@georgesos]

Calling the film "appalling " right in the face of Roger was answered with real class.

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

It was the script he was referring to, not the actual film.

[@schubertuk]

​@@heraldeventsandfilms5970True, it was, never-the-less, an inept choice of words, to put it mildly.

[@76ToneCrome]

He also invented/inspired the creation of the Magnum Walls ice cream. My mother will always be thankful.

[@JJONNYREPP]

1977: The $40,000 STUNT James Bond REFUSED | Nationwide | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive 1038am 7.7.24 i also enjoyed roger moore. can't beat him. he was perfect as bond. world's worse coward. enjoys attractive women... ahahaha... yes.

[@lewis7515]

What? You can't just say that without explaining it!......

[@76ToneCrome]

@lewis7515 Google "Roger Moore" and "Magnum ice cream."

[@sma7530]

@@lewis7515 It refers to the last part of the interview. Moore has mentioned his cowardice before in other self-deprecating interviews

[@davidwhiting5630]

In those days, they were Bond adventures. Now they are Bond dramas.

[@kevindarkstar]

Such a quintessential suave English man, and is what a lot of people think when they think of Britain 😊

[@FlavourFool]

Ahhhh, he's brilliant 😊

[@justayoutuber1906]

He was the James Bond I grew up with. He was 10X than Daniel Craig.

[@jamesbomd3503]

My mother denied me from seeing that film On the Cinema Because she loved Sean Connery and thought he was the only man to play bond, By denying me that experience I never forgave her for that, Never push your prejudices through your children

[@edwardwilliammorris1340]

What a gentleman ❤

[@SilverSurfer5150]

Such a gent!

[@gbh_events]

When they were doing Live And Let Die (Moore's first Bond film), Paul McCartney and Wings were asked to do the title song. The producers weren't sure that it was a good fit and were debating whether or not to use it. Moore told them "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" and apparently that swung it, and they used the song. I love that story because it is such a great movie, and the song is my favorite Bond song by far.

[@JCAUDITS]

The Silver Screen Makes Him Immortal.

[@simonm2092]

An absolute gent.

[@rogerpritchard]

One of a kind. My favourite.

[@simonm7133]

Not only a great actor but an astute businessman becoming the producer of The Saint for several seasons. When one considers the series is still being shown all over the world and also the DVD collections, Moore made a fortune. Playing Bond he only received a decent fee for each film but no percentage of profits or royalties. ( Broccoli refused any notion of profit shares with his actors) By all accounts Sir Roger was a kind, generous man who treated everyone with respect and disliked rudeness from actors towards their colleagues and especially to crew members.

[@matthewbland8765]

I've just been told that Roger Moore is at Chiswick Roundabout so he should be with us very soon indeed.

[@andydporter5136]

My favourite Bond film, hands down (possibly because it was the first Bond film I saw at the cinema and have such fantastic memories of the experience)

[@dangale123]

Faulk: "The script is deliberately awful, isn't it?" Moore: "Just you wait until Skyfall."

[@jezt42]

Bernard Falk was a good presenter but his interviewing skills here are not the best. Well done to Roger for not rising to the somewhat provocative and dare I say sneery questions.

[@jerryjones8513]

Agreed, a terrible interview only saved by Rog being a complete gentleman and not rising to Falk`s stupid questions.

[@Chris-B.]

This is the tame version. In the full, unedited interview, Bernard insults him even more.

[@stuartedwards6996]

@@Chris-B. Another reason why the BBC license fee needs to be abolished. They are never held financially accountable for any of their terrible decisions.

[@schubertuk]

@@stuartedwards6996 That seems a bit of a leap of a conclusion, given the number of resignations from producers upwards to Director Generals there have been -- caused specifically by criticism and complaints, over the past 50 years. Don't get me wrong - whether the licence fee is justifiable is, to me a separate and important question, but I can't quite see why you think the BBC is not accountable?

[@sma7530]

@@Chris-B. I'd like to see that

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

He wasnt joking. A stunt man did indeed die during the filming of the ski jump during the opening sequence. Nice to see Moore found it funny.

[@quazar912]

well , so far when an actor do an inteview, usualy his voice sound a lot different from his voice from the movie...but here, it is the same tone of voice from JB`s movies of roger moore

[@mariarfromcd10_dh49]

The interviewer is terrible, he is not really listening. Roger is taking it all in his stride, self effacing and taking the mick out of the interviewers attempt to be serious.Roger knows it's all a big joke, kind like the Beatles thought it was a joke about their own hype. Roger was a class act. Lovely chap.

[@MarK-x9y]

Brilliant action packed film.

[@cdunne11]

Fantastic job on this one.

[@paul_k_7351]

Ian Fleming thought Roger Moore was the perfect Bond? Why isn't this more well known?!

[@sma7530]

Yes, I had no idea of this

[@secretagentbloke]

The premiere was on 7/7/77 👍🏻

[@FloatingOnAZephyr]

David Baddiel’s Alan Partridge was way ahead of its time.

[@holyspiritfilling]

Classic humour and clever... just missed him in Monaco some years ago :(

[@anderskihlberg]

A very good interweiver.

[@Czechbound]

His manager was right : stop putting your talent down Roger, or your audience won't take you seriously as an actor. And he lamented that he did send himself up so much. A fine gent who did a lot for charity/ the UN

[@sma7530]

The manager and Roger's lament are new to me. I'd have to find out mo(o)re about that

[@robbiereilly]

Wonderful. I love how Roger has no problem making fun of himself: "They do say I don't act." "Covers up the tiny talent." Roger is my favorite 007 and The Spy Who Loved Me is my favorite Bond film. It's not the best made Bond film. That title goes to Goldfinger. But Spy is the most enjoyable, most chock-filled with coolest gadgets, greatest villain lair and best opening sequence and funniest. "All those feathers and he still can't fly"

[@kramnam4716]

The saint was his peak I think especially the early black and white ones

[@Chopper650]

The Spy Who Loved Me was Roger Moore's best 007 movie

[@DanielMasmanian]

"the world's worst coward" Allegedly, not. Bravo. Legend.

[@HotChilliPizza]

I loved Roger Moore, so smooth and charismatic, a true gentleman and the best James Bond in my opinion. For anyone wondering, £40k in 1977 was the equivalent of about £230k today!

[@ajrobson]

“The script is deliberately appalling” geez tell him what you really think 😂

[@ub4079]

This 50 years old video has a better quality the 2024 moon landing😂😂😂

[@Makropode117]

Roger Moore was one of the most likeable actors

[@TheKalle45]

A real Lord Sinclair

[@15montholddrummer42]

He was an actor!... & entertaining is the number 1 objective!... & he did it for a long time!... & did it convincingly... they don't make them like that anyMoore!!!... Roger Moore!!!

[@bradavon]

"Deliberately appalling" 😂

[@johnrayson6212]

He was my favorite Bond , found Shuan a bit of an angry dad inside

[@JJVernig]

The interviewer tries to hard too get the quotes he needs. Roger had to do this, and it shows a bit. The interviewer should have keep a bit of laid back approach and would have probably a better flowing interviewing.

[@rhymereason3449]

$40K in 1976 would be the equivalent of $225K today... quite a payday for one stunt!

[@thedarkknight1971]

"Especially the love scenes..." oh no bloody doubt...!!! There were some VERY FINE ladies! - Narbara Bach (STUNNING!) Caroline Munroe (Gorgeous), and then other fine ladies in classic 007 films like, well, WHO could forget Jane Seymour, or Denise Rishads, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen??? 👌😍 😎🇬🇧

[@H4rleyBoy]

I liked him in Ivanhoe.

[@Marvel66666]

His Bond movies were the best In Wild Geese he was also great

[@Carl-ro1ub]

Bond films these days are just action films. I miss the fun of the old ones :-(

[@Funeeman]

My favourite "James Bond". I could not stand Sean Connery, the man had a serious chip on his shoulder.

[@heraldeventsandfilms5970]

Aye. He didn't suffer r.soles like you gladly, in fact, not at all.

[@cbmtrx]

Star Wars came out weeks later and changed movies forever.

[@jourwalis-8875]

He talks about "back projection in the studio". As late as 1977!

[@davidkmatthews]

I *think* some parts of the scene where he and Barbara Bach are in the Lotus and being pursued by the motorcyclist ("All those feathers and he still couldn't fly!") may have used back-projection in those shots where we are looking through the windscreen into the Lotus and see the motorcyclist in the background.

[@shag139]

A very underrated Roger Moore film: ffolkes Yes it’s spelled correctly. Good movie.

[@JamieKenny-h5b]

So sad Sir Rogers Grave was vandalized a few days ago....

[@sma7530]

Really ? That's terrible

[@Cornz38]

The BEST Bond. Moonraker: The BEST Bond film.

[@a34rwl]

Bernard was an excellent reporter and interviewer. Dead at forty-seven.

[@williamphillips6049]

I'm a Connery fan and believe he was and still is the best Bond. 'Sorry . . That said; Roger Moore had some great moments; the best of which were in Spy: The bit about the fish and driving out of the water was hillarious. The 'nod to the girl trying to kill him in the helicopter and the jealous look from Barbara Bach was equally funny. He just overdid the comedy in the last two Bonds.

[@KenwayJoel]

When interviewers where respectful.

[@hopebgood]

Those chairs are very 1970's.

[@BassicVIC]

“One take… and his last”. Did the stunt man die doing that take??!

[@mazdaman0075]

No, and he actually went on to do the rock climbing stunt in For Your Eyes Only. It happens near the end of the film, Bond is almost at the top of the mountain but is kicked by a henchman and falls a great distance, saved only by the rope. No CGI, the stunt was done for real. Rick Sylvester is his name, he's now 82.

[@RJSRdg]

He didn't die, but he could have done. Look how close one of the skis comes to piercing the parachute.

[@atomicinv2]

How many spoilers did the interviewer give away? (To a movie that hadn't been publicly released)

[@michaellavery4899]

Roger Moore. It could be a spoof name for a spy who enjoys ladies company, shall we say.

[@djomegaman]

Hello, how about releasing the footage of the famous case of Clarita Villaneuva in the phillipinnes who battled with demons and required an exorcism by Pastor Lester Sumrall at Bilibad Prison?

[@SuperMika24]

Roger Moore is my first James Bond 007 actor what i see and my first James Bond 007 movie was Roger Moore number 6 James Bond 007 movie (1983) I see in my school and i was 15 years old in 1994 year. Roger Moore is my favorite and best James Bond 007 actor and all Roger Moore James Bond 007 movies are my favorites. ✨🙂👍🏻 I like all other James Bond 007 actors too and all other James Bond 007 movies are good too. 🙂👍🏻✨

[@FirstLastOne]

"20 stone", the dark ages never ended.