The Saint, Bond, and Miss Piggy: An Audience With Roger Moore (Extended Interview)

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In this extended interview, legendary film and television icon Sir Roger Moore discusses his early career, his success with The Saint, and reflects on taking on the role James Bond. From his earliest days in live television, through misgivings about the role Ivanhoe, to his perfectly cast take on Simon Templar in The Saint, the cult 007 star discusses his early career with characteristic charm and in-depth insight into the world of the 1960s British industry. Recorded in 2006, many moments from this interview have remained unseen until now. How did James Bond meet Moneypenny? Where were the exotic locales of The Saint filmed? How did the Muppets compare to his other co-stars? What did he feel about stepping into the shoes of Sean Connery and George Lazenby? How did Oliver Reed almost do himself in for the sake of a memorable performance? The Saint ran on ITV between 1962 and 1969 and was a worldwide hit, featuring the exploits of a modern day Robin Hood who robbed from evil doers, protected the powerless and dispensed justice using methods the conventional authorities could not. The series bolstered Sir Roger Moore's star name and setting him up for a future as James Bond. Based on the literary character created by Leslie Charteris, the series was devised for television by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman and produced for Lew Grade's ITC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Find us online! • Century 21 Films Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/century21films/ • Century 21 Films Twitter - https://twitter.com/century21films • Thunderbirds Twitter - https://twitter.com/thunderbirds65 • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/century21films • Website - https://www.century21films.co.uk • Shop - https://century21films.bigcartel.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- About Us: About Me: Century 21 Films Ltd is a multi-faceted production company whose work spans drama to documentary, miniature effects to puppet shows. It was founded by a group of filmmakers who first collaborated on Filmed in Supermarionation, the story of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's hit puppet shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Captain Scarlet. Since then, we have worked for a multitude of high-profile clients including ITV, BBC, Mammoth Productions, British Film Institute and the Halifax working on projects such Thunderbirds, Endeavour, Doctor Who and The Twilight Zone. In addition to our regular filmmaking services, we specialise in ‘Supermarionation’ - the puppetry filming technique used to make shows like Thunderbirds and have collaborated with ITV repeatedly to provide specialised services. Our work has been featured on The One Show, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, BBC News, ITV News and Mastermind. #filmedinsupermarionation #thunderbirds #century21films