[TV] The best James Bond that never was

[Live by the sea]

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The names Bond.

 

[Javeaseagull]

I read recently that Ian Fleming was totally against Sean Connery playing Bond. He didn't want an ex Edinburgh milkman playing his alto ego, the bloody snob!

 

[zefarelly]

David Niven.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Patrick Macnee. His Steed was the quintessential British spy - suave, sophisticated and always had a plan when in a tricky situation

Although he did appear in View to a Kill and Sean Connery appeared in the dreadful Avengers movie.

 

[Rambo]

Wasn’t ‘can I have a P please Bob’ Holness the first person to play James Bond?

 

[clapham_gull]

Wasn’t ‘can I have a P please Bob’ Holness the first person to play James Bond?

Second on the radio.

 

[Bakero]

Without a doubt, Ruel Fox.

 

[GloryDays]

I feel like Tom Hardy should have had this role and now feel he's too old / too cast as a different type of actor. Never say never, but I think the ship has sailed. FWIW, I was arguing this case about 10 years ago...even considered his roles in InceptionSpy Kids to be a natural progression to Bond. So it's possible, but he's kind of above it now.

I'd like to see Fassbender as bond. Cavill is too attractive / American but I thought he could be considered as well.

 

[jcdenton08]

Jimmy Stewart?

"Ah gee, um, Miss Moneypenny, it sure would be swell if you'd copulate with me"

 

[Glawstergull]

Nigel green

 

[Rambo]

Barry from Eastenders.

 

[Bakero]

Barry from Eastenders.

Good shout. Dean Gaffney as Q and Well 'Ard as M.

 

[drew]

You are right . Apologies to George Lazenby

And David Niven who played Bond two years before Lazenby.

 

[Live by the sea]

That wasn’t authorised though .

 

[pearl]

Brian Clough

Rubbish! Bloody Rubbish!

Yul Brynner

Patrick McGoohan turned Dr. No down on moral grounds, Bond being a promiscuous pisshead who drank on the job

 

[Live by the sea]

Didn’t seem to affect his performance though did it . He still won .

 

[marlowe]

Lewis Collins

 

[Pevenseagull]

Oliver Reed

Considered for role before George Lazenby

THAT would have been bloody BRILLIANT

 

[Swansman]

Mel Gibson

 

[carlzeiss]

Larry Grayson