British radio poll to find best actor for next James Bond names... Pierce Brosnan

Radio 4 (UK) ran a listeners poll to determine who should play James Bond next, and the winner was... Pierce Brosnan!

Listeners to the station believe the search for the next 007 should ultimately lead back to Irishman 's door.

Brosnan, who has played Bond in four films since 1994 topped the poll, followed by Coventry-born King Arthur star Clive Owen.

Tied in third place were Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor; Hornblower's Ioan Gruffudd, news presenter Jeremy Paxman and Hex's Colin Salmon, the black actor tipped by Brosnan himself.

There were no votes for a female secret agent. Columnist Jenni Murray said: "We want Bond to be male, sexy and licensed to thrill."

The full results:
1. Pierce Brosnan
2. Clive Owen
3= Ewan McGregor
3= Colin Salmon
3= Ioan Gruffud
3= Jeremy Paxman
4= Jude Law
4= Matthew McFadyen
5= Hugh Jackman
5= Colin Firth

Thanks to `Kyvan` for the alert.

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