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*''[[Doctor Who]]'' as a television series and the James Bond film franchises (which had begun originally as a book series) share common ground in terms of longevity, with both being revived successfully after lengthy hiatuses.
*''[[Doctor Who]]'' as a television series and the James Bond film franchises (which had begun originally as a book series) share common ground in terms of longevity, with both being revived successfully after lengthy hiatuses.
*[[Timothy Dalton]], who played [[Rassilon]] in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' played Bond. To date no other actor to have played Bond has appeared on both ''Doctor Who'' or its spin-offs and as Bond.
*[[Timothy Dalton]], who played [[Rassilon]] in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' played Bond. To date no other actor to have played Bond has appeared on both ''Doctor Who'' or its spin-offs and as Bond.
*[[Robert Jezek]] appeared as a police officer in the Bond film ''[[wikipedia:Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]].''


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*Fans of both series have jokingly speculated that Bond may be a [[Time Lord]] as he changes his appearance every few years. In the trailer to ''[[Wikipedia:GoldenEye|GoldenEye]]'' (though not in the film itself), [[Wikipedia:Pierce Brosnan|Pierce Brosnan]]'s first words as Bond, "You were expecting someone else?", echo the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s first words after his [[regeneration]] in the last few moments of ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]''.
*Fans of both series have jokingly speculated that Bond may be a [[Time Lord]] as he changes his appearance every few years. In the trailer to ''[[Wikipedia:GoldenEye|GoldenEye]]'' (though not in the film itself), [[Wikipedia:Pierce Brosnan|Pierce Brosnan]]'s first words as Bond, "You were expecting someone else?", echo the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s first words after his [[regeneration]] in the last few moments of ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]''.
*''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' was shot in [[Pinewood Studios]], famous for being the studios used for the James Bond films.
*''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' was shot in [[Pinewood Studios]], famous for being the studios used for the James Bond films.
*Many ''Doctor Who'' guest actors have appeared in the Bond film series over the years, including [[Honor Blackman]], [[Julian Glover]], [[John Cleese]], [[Burt Kwouk]], [[Catherine Schell]], [[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[Philip Locke]], [[David Yip]], and [[Joanna Lumley]]; several others, including [[Bernard Cribbins]] and [[Dave Prowse]], appeared in 1967's ''Casino Royale'', a James Bond spoof not considered part of the main series of films. [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Pamela Salem]] (playing Miss Moneypenny) also appeared in 1983's ''Never Say Never Again'', an independently made Bond film again not connected to the main series. Writer/script editor [[Gary Russell]] played a small role in ''Octopussy'' near the end of his career as a child/teen actor.
*Many ''Doctor Who'' guest actors have appeared in the Bond film series over the years, including [[Honor Blackman]], [[Julian Glover]], [[John Cleese]], [[Burt Kwouk]], [[Catherine Schell]], [[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[Philip Locke]], [[David Yip]], and [[Joanna Lumley]]; several others, including [[Bernard Cribbins]] and [[Dave Prowse]], appeared in 1967's ''Casino Royale'', a James Bond spoof not considered part of the main series of films. [[Rowan Atkinson]] and [[Pamela Salem]] (playing Miss Moneypenny) also appeared in 1983's ''Never Say Never Again'', an independently made Bond film again not connected to the main series. Writer/script editor [[Gary Russell]] played a small role in ''Octopussy'' near the end of his career as a child/teen actor. [[Robert Jezek]] appeared as a police officer in the 2006 canonical version of ''[[wikipedia:Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]].''
*In the 1990s an animated series ''James Bond Jr.'' was produced. A series of novelisations based upon the show by "John Vincent" were published -- this was a pseudonym for ''Doctor Who'' novelist [[John Peel]].
*In the 1990s an animated series ''James Bond Jr.'' was produced. A series of novelisations based upon the show by "John Vincent" were published -- this was a pseudonym for ''Doctor Who'' novelist [[John Peel]].
*Martin Shaw was once asked to put himself forward to play James Bond. In the interview in which he revealed this, he also noted that he would like to play [[the Doctor]].[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/297909]
*Martin Shaw was once asked to put himself forward to play James Bond. In the interview in which he revealed this, he also noted that he would like to play [[the Doctor]].[http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/297909]

Revision as of 04:38, 25 October 2010

James Bond was a fictional secret agent.

References


Behind the scenes

References in non-canon media

In the novelisation Doctor Who and the Tenth Planet, Ben Jackson is viewing an unnamed James Bond film starring Roger Moore. In the original serial The Tenth Planet, he viewed an unidentified western film.

Off-screen connections

Significant connections

  • Doctor Who as a television series and the James Bond film franchises (which had begun originally as a book series) share common ground in terms of longevity, with both being revived successfully after lengthy hiatuses.
  • Timothy Dalton, who played Rassilon in The End of Time played Bond. To date no other actor to have played Bond has appeared on both Doctor Who or its spin-offs and as Bond.

Other connections

James Bond