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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

Top Gear marks 50 years of James Bond films with a celebration of 007's most iconic cars. From the gorgeous, gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5 and aquatic Lotus Esprit to the gawky Citroen 2CV and spiral jumping AMC Hornet, Richard Hammond looks at the machines that moved the world's favorite spy and gets the stories behind them from Bond legends including actors Daniel Craig and Sir Roger Moore, directors Guy Hamilton and Vic Armstrong, and producer Michael G. Wilson. Inspired by the on-screen Q Branch, Hammond also attempts a car gadget of his own with a home-made "invisibility cloak" and takes a plucky, low budget stab at something even the Bond producers couldn't crack - building a fully working Lotus submarine. Top Gear: 50 Years Of Bond Cars is almost as exciting as an actual Bond film.

Credits

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars Cast

Name Character
Judi Dench She was 77, now 90 years old as M (archive footage)
Sean Connery He was 82, now 94 years old as James Bond (archive footage)
Timothy Dalton He was 66, now 78 years old as James Bond (archive footage)
Pierce Brosnan He was 59, now 71 years old as James Bond (archive footage)
Daniel Craig He was 44, now 56 years old as Himself / James Bond (archive footage)
Richard Hammond He was 42, now 55 years old as Himself - Presenter
Roger Moore He was 85, 89 years old when he died as Himself / James Bond (archive footage)
Ursula Andress She was 76, now 88 years old as Honey Ryder (archive footage)
Christopher Lee He was 90, 93 years old when he died as Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage)
Guy Hamilton He was 90, 93 years old when he died as Himself
Ola Rapace He was 40, now 53 years old as Himself / Patrice (archive footage)
Naomie Harris She was 36, now 48 years old as Eve Moneypenny (archive footage)
George Lazenby He was 73, now 85 years old as James Bond (archive footage)
Vic Armstrong He was 66, now 78 years old as Himself
Barbara Bach She was 65, now 77 years old as Major Anya Amasova / Agent XXX (archive footage)
The Stig as Himself

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars Crew

Name Department
Phil Churchward as Director. Directing
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (12 years)

  • Release day: Monday, October 29, 2012
  • Runtime: 135 minutes