9:42AM, Jan 28, 2006
OK, so he only made two movies but Timothy Dalton at least tried to take Bond back to his darker roots after the panto fizz of the Moore years.
A fan of the Connery era 007, the classically trained actor opted for a characterisation closer to Ian Fleming's template.
Yet he said he felt "as free as a bird" after he resigned and handed the reins over.
Timothy Dalton’s first mission as 007 is a tricky one, connecting a devious Russian defector (Jeroen Krabbe), a beautiful cellist-cum-sniper (Maryam d’Abo), a notorious arms dealer (Joe Don Baker), the KGB and a posse of Afghan drug-runners. Naturally, the transcontinental goose chase is frequently shaken and stirred.
Following the twists and globe-trotting turns of The Living Daylights, the second and final outing for Timothy Dalton’s Bond is a more straightforward and surprisingly bloodthirsty affair. This time it’s personal as 007 crosses Central America by land, sea and air to bring down Robert Davi's sadistic druglord.
