I disagree. Suchet is a great actor, but his attempt at a super villain Asian accent was awful. Overly forced, accidently cracked badly in a few places, and was very inconsistent compared to the other voice actors. I was shocked they let some of those line deliveries through. Even I wanted to call ‘cut lets do that line again’ a few times.
I’ve noticed in the comments people either love or hate David Suchet’s performance as Dr. No. I’m curious what those who aren’t fans were expecting or hoping for. I personally enjoyed it. I enjoyed the entire program. Thanks for posting it!
@@2msvalkyrie529Take it up with the voice director. David Suchet, like any actor, gives the character a voice the director wanted. The book also described Dr No as having a voice box around his neck, which will explain why his voice is distorted.
Such a great adaption. Really captured the magic of Crab Key and the oldschool adventure story feel, like the film. True to the book, it took the time to flesh out the characters, which was somewhat lost in the film. Suchet's Doctor No was terrifying.
Dr.No character was better than the movie version. The actor playing Bond , i like him better than Daniel Craig. I wish they wouldve brought him after Pierce. I enjoy these radio plays. Thank you so much for posting them.
@@TheRealBGregz It is at least conceivable. The movies have not been averse to repeating actors in different roles: see Maud Adams, Joe Don Baker, Charles Gray, Martine Beswicke, Marc Lawrence.
Very good adaptation generally. My only real criticism is that the ventilation shaft section was too brief. They forgot the knife and lighter that bond managed to pocket during the dinner, and didn’t mention his determination to keep going in the shaft until the heart was torn from his body, or dr no’s men taunting him through windows in the shaft.
These are so much better than movies because there's no those overly long gun (or other type of) fighting scenes and they concentrate to the storyline.
He's actually very good and by saying that, I mean to put him in the league of screen actors who have portrayed James Bond over the decades. These BBC adaptations of his are perfect for longer road trips.
Yes. I agree. The Bond stories are often underrated because of the movies - but I find them wonderfully and sensitively written. This adaptation is so much more respectful of the Ian Fleming original than those silly (but fun) films.
Toby Stephens made a terrific Bond in this audio role. Would have made no sense however, replacing Pierce Brosnan on the live screen because of his role in Die Another Day.
You are absolutely right! Toby Stephens was so persuasive and ,consequently, unforgettable as a villain #GustavGraves, it took him a lot of time to get rid of this cliche! This is 2008 production. A big departure from #GustavGraves, however, brilliantly played...now much more mature, deep,engaging, classical British aristocrat "Bond" voice!🌞🤩👑
Could I ask you something? This is a true masterpiece and I would really like to help add proper subtitles in English, French and Greek (my mother tongue). I would like to do that in all the related videos. Would you be interested in that?
Probably a young director who didn't dare confront the thespian legend .?? It's a tricky situation. " er...sorry David . Could we perhaps try that again.?..we're not appearing in Panto at the Empire in Skegness "
@@2msvalkyrie529 For what it's worth (1) Martin Jarvis (the director) was born on 4th August 1941 and this was first broadcast on 24th May 2008 so he would have been 66 when this was made. For what it's worth (2) I didn't like David Suchet's performance either.
I love Suchet, but the voice for Dr No didn’t work at all. It was too forced, ridiculous, and the accent all wrong. Compared to the other character’s excellent performances, Dr No sounded like a 8 year old pretending an evil voice. The director should have stopped it immediately. At least his Belgian accent is excellent. :)
Yes but in Poirot his accent became more and more mannered as the series went on. It became quite bizarre in the last 2 series ? John Moffat nailed it nicely !
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A fantastic tale, all these James Bond's are great.
Opening 10 minutes are pure radio gold
The voice of Dr No was tremendous, effectively portraying an evil supervillain and the story was extremely well written. Loved it!
It really captures what an insane wackjob with too much money Fleming described in the book
I disagree. Suchet is a great actor, but his attempt at a super villain Asian accent was awful. Overly forced, accidently cracked badly in a few places, and was very inconsistent compared to the other voice actors. I was shocked they let some of those line deliveries through. Even I wanted to call ‘cut lets do that line again’ a few times.
@ mattropolis 94
Yes. As Poirot he was peerless but
lots of his other work was cringeworthy .
What a gem of a find!
When you realize that Gustav Graves ironically voiced James Bond in the radio dramas since 2008.
Toby Stephens is the James Bond we NEVER had.
David Suchet is great! I couldn't help but listen when I saw his egg head in the photograph. I was hoping it wasn't clickbait, and I'm glad it's not
😂
Agreed best poirot by far imo
Apart from John Moffat .
Excellent as usual, thank you BBC Radio!
Thank you for unloading these, they're brilliant.
You are most welcome. Glad you enjoyed them.😉
I’ve noticed in the comments people either love or hate David Suchet’s performance as Dr. No. I’m curious what those who aren’t fans were expecting or hoping for. I personally enjoyed it. I enjoyed the entire program. Thanks for posting it!
We expect him to provide the character with a voice that doesn't sound like a frog with its testicles
trapped in a vice .!
@@2msvalkyrie529Take it up with the voice director. David Suchet, like any actor, gives the character a voice the director wanted. The book also described Dr No as having a voice box around his neck, which will explain why his voice is distorted.
Such a great adaption. Really captured the magic of Crab Key and the oldschool adventure story feel, like the film. True to the book, it took the time to flesh out the characters, which was somewhat lost in the film. Suchet's Doctor No was terrifying.
bless the BBC!
This is my 1st Bond story, now I'm hooked. Thx
Dr.No character was better than the movie version. The actor playing Bond , i like him better than Daniel Craig. I wish they wouldve brought him after Pierce. I enjoy these radio plays. Thank you so much for posting them.
Most welcome😉
I agree the sketchings real James bond DG was too much of a thug
Timothy Flyte It wouldn’t make sense, since Toby Stephens played Gustav Graves in “Die Another Day”.
@@TheRealBGregz It is at least conceivable. The movies have not been averse to repeating actors in different roles: see Maud Adams, Joe Don Baker, Charles Gray, Martine Beswicke, Marc Lawrence.
rareimer They have never done it for a Bond actor, though.
Very good adaptation generally. My only real criticism is that the ventilation shaft section was too brief. They forgot the knife and lighter that bond managed to pocket during the dinner, and didn’t mention his determination to keep going in the shaft until the heart was torn from his body, or dr no’s men taunting him through windows in the shaft.
Well done!!! Brilliant!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Bravo!!! Thank you!!!
These are so much better than movies because there's no those overly long gun (or other type of) fighting scenes and they concentrate to the storyline.
quite different from the movie and much better!!! Suchet and Stephens fabulous
If I had not read that David Suchet was voicing Dr No I would never have realized it was him.
Sounded more like he was rehearsing for Widow Twankey in
local village Panto . Dreadful !!
Sounds like Poirot with throat cancer.
Dr No what a great character, the voice this was better the moive!
‘And you can practice your new gun on the turtles...!!!’🤭How times change! Really enjoying these, Thankyou
So mean...poor turtles! What did they do? 😫
@@hudsony777 I think M was just being dry. At any rate, Bond left the turtles alone :D
@@Sam-wv4fz Goodbye Mr. Bond.
Those damned turtles were working for SPECTRE!
@@IceNiner199 No way!
Dr. No sounds like Cobra commander
Good one, thank you.👍🏼
Dr. No sounds like Krang.
My old time British Hero 007 , Bond , James Bond .⚘⚘💕⚘⚘
Hey you genius thank you so much
Brilliant, loved it. I have been thinking of doing my own audiobook I have been writing my own story series. This is so well done.
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Great stuff three cheers for the BBC
quite fantastic
Im sorry, but the voice of Dr No is just weird.
Good old Bond
Bond is played by Gustave graves (Toby Stevens) from my favorite bond movie die another day
Favorite Bond movie?
@The Snowman It may be considered one of the weaker films in the series, but if it works for him, I'm glad he likes it.
Catch the Goldfinger radio drama - Miranda Frost (Rosamund Pike) and Gustave Graves (Toby Stevens) are Pussy Galore and James Bond!
He's actually very good and by saying that, I mean to put him in the league of screen actors who have portrayed James Bond over the decades. These BBC adaptations of his are perfect for longer road trips.
If you ever wondered what it would be like to hear Harvey Firestein as a Bond villain, now you know.
No way. Firestein's voice is far more flamboyant.
David Suchet sounds like he's doing a James Hong impression. Suitable since Hong would have been a brilliant casting choice for Dr. No.
James Hong as Dr No, I can just hear it: "Bond party, 4?"
Quarrel was given dignity in this adaptation he was somewhat different in the movie
HE and BOND jada real frienship
These aspects are why I so much more enjoy versions other than the mainstream big Hollywood versions of stories.
Yes. I agree. The Bond stories are often underrated because of the movies - but I find them wonderfully and sensitively written. This adaptation is so much more respectful of the Ian Fleming original than those silly (but fun) films.
Toby Stephens made a terrific Bond in this audio role. Would have made no sense however, replacing Pierce Brosnan on the live screen because of his role in Die Another Day.
Who'd have thought one of the worst Bond villains would be one of the best Bonds?
I thought Malcolm Tucker worked in the Prime Minister's office, not with MI6
I am sure Malcolm misses the old days of solving problems with a Walther PPK when he's working in the PM's office. XD
I just can’t listen to Toby Stephens without thinking of Gustav Graves. Does anyone know if this was recorded before or after “Die Another Day”?
Daniel Freese I’ll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!
You are absolutely right! Toby Stephens was so persuasive and ,consequently, unforgettable as a villain #GustavGraves, it took him a lot of time to get rid of this cliche! This is 2008 production. A big departure from #GustavGraves, however, brilliantly played...now much more mature, deep,engaging, classical British aristocrat "Bond" voice!🌞🤩👑
After...
I think he does a good job being Bond. I can, thankfully, not hear anything like the annoying, bratty Graves in Stephens' performance.
Thank heavens for radio 4, it’s been great company. Except the Archers, can’t stand the Archers.
And Today.
"I will talk!" Honeeeeeeey!
David sachet would make a great villain
Could I ask you something? This is a true masterpiece and I would really like to help add proper subtitles in English, French and Greek (my mother tongue). I would like to do that in all the related videos. Would you be interested in that?
I'm going back and looking
I Noticed thst the bbc one has never shown any James bond movies . BUT ITV HAS Only on the opposite itv channel ITV
Phew! That was good. Thank you.
Why does the thumbnail for this video look like a Neil Breen movie?
Well damn!❤❤David killed it!!
Suchet is terrifying as Dr No
You misspelled “hilarious.”
Odd choice making Dr No sound like a camp frog.
Yea, seriously. WTF is that? Sounds like he's taking the piss.
Yeah I can’t believe the director didn’t stop this farce when the actor did his first take with that voice.
Probably a young director who didn't dare confront the thespian
legend .?? It's a tricky situation.
" er...sorry David . Could we perhaps try that again.?..we're not
appearing in Panto at the Empire
in Skegness "
@@2msvalkyrie529
For what it's worth (1) Martin Jarvis (the director) was born on 4th August 1941 and this was first broadcast on 24th May 2008 so he would have been 66 when this was made. For what it's worth (2) I didn't like David Suchet's performance either.
@@scottcarroll9201probably cause that's the voice the director wanted? That's how it works
Holy crap ..best villain voice I have heard other than mark Hamill
I love Suchet, but the voice for Dr No didn’t work at all. It was too forced, ridiculous, and the accent all wrong. Compared to the other character’s excellent performances, Dr No sounded like a 8 year old pretending an evil voice. The director should have stopped it immediately.
At least his Belgian accent is excellent. :)
I agree .! More like a pantomime
baddy. I assume the Director was
too scared to ask him to tone it down .?? " Do you know who I am..?!?! "
Yes but in Poirot his accent became more and more mannered
as the series went on. It became quite bizarre in the last 2 series ?
John Moffat nailed it nicely !
" I won't detain you .. ". In other words : **** Off !
David Suchet is a God
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Toby Stephens is no leading man thats for sure, most of the others did well though.
I was gunna give this a Thumbs Up, but there's 420 Likes right now so I'm not gunna ruin it.
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Ruined by David Suchet. What the hell was that performance? Comically distracting.
It's a pity because his proper voice would be quite effective
Agreed .....but wasn't as toe curlingly awful as whoever
played Honey Ryder ..!!.
Grates at first, but does grow on you.
@@MrValiant61
I feel the same way. I was like, "huh?", when first heard it but now I enjoy Dave's voice work.
This adaptation was fantastic! Until Dr. No showed up. Wtf was the actor thinking with that voice?
Doing his job? Actors do what they're directed to do, not what they want to do.
@@TaylorZanderFrancis okay. Then the director’s an idiot. I have no preference.
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