James Bond - Diamonds Are Forever
A diamond-smuggling pipeline leads Bond to New York and Las Vegas. Who is 鈥楢BC鈥�? What is Tiffany鈥檚 secret? Stars Toby Stephens.
An all-star Ian Fleming James Bond adventure, directed by Martin Jarvis and starring Toby Stephens as 007.
Fleming's fourth Bond novel is especially dazzling. Its dark humour encompasses millions of pounds-worth of diamonds smuggled out of British mines in Africa. Responsible? Somebody known as 鈥楢BC鈥�. James Bond is sent undercover by MI6 to New York to follow the pipeline. Masquerading as a courier he meets enticing, ice-cold, Tiffany Case. She stands between Bond and gang-bosses whose criminal diamond business stretches from Sierra Leone, via London, to the gambling tables of Las Vegas.
Bond infiltrates the mob. Horse-racing scams, a car chase, a rigged card game, pursuit by locomotive - Bond and Tiffany endure all. Eventually flown to West Africa, Bond unmasks the ultimate villain.
Archie Scottney鈥檚 dramatisation parades a bizarre collection of mafiosi monsters.
James Bond ..... Toby Stephens
鈥楳' ..... John Standing
Supt Harris ..... Nigel Havers
Rufus B. Saye ..... Alan Shearman
Tiffany Case ..... Lisa Dillon
鈥楽hady鈥� Tree ..... Alex Jennings
Felix Leiter ..... Josh Stamberg
Ernie Cureo ..... Stacy Keach
Mr Spang ..... Jared Harris
Sammy ..... Kevin Daniels
Rocky and Wint ..... Andre Sogliuzzo
Kidd and the Sergeant ..... Darren Richardson
Tingaling and Dentist ..... Matthew Wolf
Voice of Ian Fleming ..... Martin Jarvis
Other parts played by members of the cast
Sound design: Mark Holden
Original music: Mark Holden and Michael Lopez
Director: Martin Jarvis
Producer: Rosalind Ayres
A Jarvis & Ayres production for 麻豆社 Radio 4 first broadcast in 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| James Bond | Toby Stephens |
| 'M' | John Standing |
| Supt Harris | Nigel Havers |
| Rufus B Saye | Alan Shearman |
| Tiffany Case | Lisa Dillon |
| 'Shady' Tree | Alex Jennings |
| Felix Leiter | Josh Stamberg |
| Ernie Cureo | Stacy Keach |
| Mr Spang | Jared Harris |
| Sammy | Kevin Daniels |
| Rocky | Andre Sogliuzzo |
| Wint | Andre Sogliuzzo |
| Kidd | Darren Richardson |
| The Sergeant | Darren Richardson |
| Tingaling | Matthew Wolf |
| Dentist | Matthew Wolf |
| Voice of Ian Fleming | Martin Jarvis |
| Author | Ian Fleming |
| Adaptor | Archie Scottney |
| Composer | Mark Holden |
| Composer | Michael Lopez |
| Director | Martin Jarvis |
| Producer | Rosalind Ayres |
Broadcasts
- Sat 25 Jul 2015 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4
Sat 4 May 2019 06:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra- Sat 4 May 2019 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 5 May 2019 04:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 28 Nov 2020 14:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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