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And Finally
The name’s Bond, Jones the Bond
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 1 May 2012
Tom Jones almost played James Bond, he has claimed, but was pipped to the job by some upstart called Sean Connery. Jones was just too famous, you see. Too bloody famous.
Speaking to The Radio Times, Jones said: “The only thing I regret is that I’d like to have had a pop at acting when I was younger. My name was up for James Bond at one time, but [producer] Cubby Broccoli apparently said I was too well known for people to believe it … [Also] I have a tendency to overact. It’s a Welsh thing”.
Now let’s all watch Alan Partridge explaining what a Welsh James Bond might sound like:
