Octopussy on UK TV, FYEO had highest ratings yet

Octopussy (1983)

Wednesday 31st July 2002 ITV1 at 8:00pm GMT

James Bond is assigned to solve the murder of agent 009, killed in East Germany clutching a fake Faberge egg. The trail leads to India where an enigmatic woman operates a smuggling ring under the cover of a travelling circus. But her real motives prove to be far more sinister, and Bond uncovers a plot to blow up a US air force base in West Germany
Director: John Glen
Starring: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Louis Jourdan, Kristina Wayborn, Kabir Bedi, Steven Berkoff

Last weeks film, For Your Eyes Only, scooped the largest audience to date in the ITV Moore season. An enormous 6.9 million viewers in the UK (34% of the audience) tuned in to watch Moore`s "down to earth" adventure.

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