AVTAK on UK TV, Octopussy lost out in ratings war
03-Aug-2002 • Media Alert
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Wednesday 7th August 2002 ITV1 at 8:00pm GMT (8:20PM some regions)
British agent James Bond is assigned to foil a wealthy industrialist`s plot to destroy California`s Silicon Valley and corner the world`s microchip market. After joining forces with a female seismologist, 007 races against time to stop the detonation of explosives in the Valley, resulting in a climactic battle on the Golden Gate Bridge.
Director: John Glen
Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts, Grace Jones, Patrick Macnee, Fiona Fullerton
Last week`s film in the ITV Moore season, Octopussy, was the first film to lose out in the ratings war. The BBC coverage of the Commonwealth Games pipped Bond to his 6th successive top spot, taking 7 million viewers compared to Octopussy`s 6.7 million.
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