On this day in 1976, THE SPY WHO LOVED ME started shooting. Is the opening parachute jump your favourite scene? | James Bond 007

“Let’s try reverse… that’s backwards.” Bond (Roger Moore) and Amasova (Barbara Bach) try and escape in Jaws’ van in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977). Director Lewis Gilbert remembers getting a crick in his neck on the first day of filming with Richard Kiel, because the actor was so tall. “He was a remarkable size, but like all giants, he was sweet and charming and a real pussycat.” | James Bond 007

#OnThisDay 1977: Roger Moore spoke on Nationwide about The Spy Who Loved Me, and why James Bond films should be entertaining romps. | BBC Archive