This episode was aired only a year after Casino Royale, the first Bond novel, had been published, which goes to show how much of an immediate success Fleming had with the books.
was the first Eon productions movie and the first ‘proper Bond movie’ in most people’s eyes, there had been an on screen appearance of the James Bond character earlier, in a 1954 TV episode of Climax! entitled ‘Casino Royale’. It will take time but I’m going to thoroughly enjoy the process.Īlthough Dr No.
But I then added in reading all the original Ian Fleming novels for the first time too. I wanted to rewatch all the Bond movies in order, and rank them. At the start of the year, I gave myself a James Bond challenge.
