Diamonds Are Forever
A diamond-smuggling pipeline leads Bond to New York and Las Vegas. His set-to with mafia boss Spang is a classic 007 confrontation. But who is ABC? And what is Tiffany's secret?
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 'ABC'. 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's dramatisation parades a bizarre collection of mafiosi monsters.
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 BBC Radio 4.
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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 |
Broadcast
- Sat 25 Jul 2015 14:30
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