James Bond Down River (TV 2000)

Promotional documentary television special filmed at the London East End Docklands area and River Thames for the filming of the opening boat chase for _World Is Not Enough, The (1999)_ .

Director:

Rob Done

Stars:

Michael Apted, Vic Armstrong, Dave Bickers

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Apted	...	Himself
Vic Armstrong	...	Himself
Dave Bickers	...	Himself
Pierce Brosnan	...	Himself
Robert Carlyle	...	Himself
Chris Corbould	...	Himself
Simon Crane	...	Himself
Maria Grazia Cucinotta	...	Herself
Sarah Donohue	...	Herself
Nick Finlayson	...	Himself
John Gordon Sinclair	...	Narrator (voice)
Simon Lamont	...	Himself
Chris Livett	...	Himself
Terry Madden	...	Himself
Simon Marsden	...	Himself

Storyline

Promotional documentary television special filmed at the London East End Docklands area and River Thames for the filming of the opening boat chase for _World Is Not Enough, The (1999)_ . The documentary examines the role of the second unit and examines in technical detail the staging of the boat chase sequence including construction, problems and difficulties, scheduling, weather conditions, testing, stunts, safety, speed, distance, landings, floatation, injury, gadgets, explosions, rescues, rehearsals, filming and shooting on water.

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Plot Keywords:

boat | chase | boat chase | promotional | thames | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bond Down River

Filming Locations:

Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Special Treats Production Company, Special Treats

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Bond is traveling through the waterways of London on his speedboat, he soaks two officers in the process of clamping a car. They're the two stars of the BBC show "The Clampers". They did not know what they were there for and were just told to clamp the car.

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Connections

References GoldenEye (1995)

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