Live and Let Die was a radio drama adaptation of Ian Fleming's 1954 novel that first aired on May 4 2019 on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4.[1] It is the eighth of nine new James Bond radio plays produced by the station and starred Toby Stephens as the titular character for the eighth time.
Synopsis[]
James Bond tracks down monstrous Mr. Big in Harlem. Big is importing priceless gold coins to finance Russian spy operations and captures Bond. Beautiful, mysterious Solitaire is also a prisoner. Bond escapes. Solitaire follows. They pursue the source of the gold, first to Florida where Solitaire is captured by Mr Big's minions. 007 continues on to Jamaica. But can he survive the barracudas? Will he rescue Solitaire, recover the treasure and bring Mr Big to justice? Well, there’s a fair chance. He is James Bond!
Cast[]
- James Bond ... Toby Stephens
- Mr. Big ... Kevin Daniels
- Solitaire ... Rutina Wesley
- M ... John Standing
- Felix Leiter ... Josh Stamberg
- Tee-Hee Johnson ... Michael A. Shepperd
- Whisper / Blabber ... Lovensky Jean-Baptiste
- Quarrel ... Ron Cephas Jones
- Baldwin ... John Cothran
- John Strangways ... Jonathan Cake
- 'The Robber' ... James Morrison
- Dexter ... JD Cullum
- Halloran ... Jake Green
- MC/Maître d' ... Gilbert Glenn Brown
- Connie/Operator ... Anna-Louise Plowman
- G-G/Waitress ... Janine Barris
- Flannel/Conductor ... Larry Powell
- Mrs. Stuyvesant ... Anna Mathias
- Ian Fleming ... Martin Jarvis
References[]
- ↑ "Live and Let Die". Retrieved on 19 June 2019.
James Bond radio dramas |
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BBC Radio 4 series Dr. No (2008) -- Goldfinger (2010) -- From Russia, with Love (2012) -- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (2014) -- Diamonds Are Forever (2015) -- Thunderball (2016) -- Moonraker (2018) -- Live and Let Die (2019) -- The Man with the Golden Gun (2020) Others |