James Bond fans will not be disappointed by the Bond in Motion exhibition in London. The exhibition includes all of the most iconic vehicles used in the franchise. Screens beside each vehicle show the scenes from which they feature.
There are also a small selection of props, costumes and pre-production designs and a gift shop.
Vehicles
Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II from A View to a Kill
BD-5 Micro-Plane from Octopussy
Aston Martin V2 Vanquish from Die Another Day
Jaguar XKR from Die Another Day
Ski-Doo MX Z-REV from Die Another Day
BMW Z8 Roadster from The World is Not Enough
Little Nellie from You Only Live Twice
Tuk Tuk taxi from Octopussy / Citreon 2CV from For Your Eyes Only
Honda CFR250R from Skyfall
Renault 11 taxi from A View to a Kill
Parahawk from The World is Not Enough
Q Boat from The World is Not Enough
Aston Martin BM4 from Goldeneye
Aston Martin DBS from Quantum of Solace
Wetbike from The Spy Who Loved Me
SPECTRE escape capsule from Diamonds are Forever
Glastron 150 GT from Live and Let Die
Lotus Espirit S1 from The Spy Who Loved Me
Ford Mustang Mach 1 from Diamonds are Forever
Honda ATC90 from Diamonds are Forever
Models
AugustaWestland AW101 from Skyfall
Neptune submarine from For Your Eyes Only
Soviet armoured train from Goldeneye
Costumes
Bond's tuxedo from Casino Royale
Bond's Cuban general disguise from Octopussy
Props
Pre-production artwork
Storyboard for Licence to Kill truck chase
Storyboard for Goldeneye car chase
Storyboard for The World is Not Enough boat chase
Designs for the moon buggy in Diamonds are Forever
Design for the flying car in The Man with the Golden Gun
Spectre, the 24th official Bond film, is clearly the most anticipated British movie of the year. That hits our screens on 26th October. Here are five other, very different, upcoming UK films to look forward to in the second half of 2015: Absolutely Anything- 14th August
A sci-fi comedy starring Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale. Directed by Monty Python's Terry Jones and featuring the voices all of the Pythons and the late Robin Williams, this should be very funny but the trailer is unconvincing. The premise seems similar to Bedazzled and Bruce Almighty - average guy gains God-like powers.
Tiger House - 24th August
A thriller written by director Simon Lewis who previously scripted Noel Clarke's The Anomaly. Kay Scodelario plays Kelly who sneaks into her boyfriend's house before it is invaded by armed intruders. Although the murky-looking trailer is not especially impressive, a the strong acting cast is promising. Rated 15 by the BBFC, Tiger House is likely to attract a young adult audience who will know Scodelario for her roles E4's teen drama Skinsand hit dystopian science-fiction film The Maze Runner. Her co-stars are Dougray Scott (probably best known for roles as villains in Mission Impossibe II and Taken 3) and Ed Skrein (the first actor to Daario Nahalis in Game of Thrones).
Legend - 9th September
In this crime biopic, Tom Hardy plays both of the Kray twins, the notorious East-End gangsters. A major film on the subject, The Krays, has been done before but that was 25 years ago and the story is due a revisit. The earlier film starred brothers Gary and Martin Kemp who obviously didn't pass as identical twins, but Hardy will thrive in the unique challenge of playing both Ronnie and Reggie. Also promising is the involvement of Brian Helgeland as writer-director. Helgeland wrote the script for LA Confidential, one of the greatest crime films of all time. The trailer suggests a stylish, intelligent and witty treatment, a British Goodfellas perhaps. Also featuring is Christopher Eccleston who plays the police detective Leonard 'Nipper' Read.
Containment - 11th September
This thriller features an ensemble cast including Louise Brealey (Molly Hooper in Sherlock) and Lee Ross, Andrew Leung and Sheila Reid (experienced actors who have appeared in Doctor Who and many other TV shows). The trailer reveals an exciting concept in which residents of a tower block discover themselves locked inside with no water and electricity, apparently to contain a deadly virus. This film is unrelated to a TV series of the same name which is soon airing on American television. AfterDeath - 20th November
British horror has had a quiet few years, the last major hit being The Woman in Black in 2012. This trailer suggests an atmospheric and well-acted dramatic film. A talented young cast is led by accomplished actress Miranda Raison (known for numerous TV roles including Doctor Who, Spooks and Silk). Hopefully, AfterDeath will pick up good cinema distribution. If not, it may be one to look out for on DVD.
The twelfth and final third series of New Tricks will start on BBC One on Tuesday 4th August at 9pm. Dennis Waterman, the only remaining original cast member, will be leaving the team after two episodes and be replaced by Larry Lamb for the rest of the series.
At its peak, New Tricks was watched by over 9 million viewers but last year ratings dropped under 6 million.
The third series of Ripper Street will start on BBC One on Friday 31st July at 9pm. This series has already aired on Amazon Prime last November. Here is the BBC's trailer:
As Humans, Channel 4's series about synthetic androids, reaches its conclusion, here is a selection of other British film and programmes featuring artificial intelligence themes and characters.
Clips and trailers are taken from official YouTube channels:
The Terrornauts (1967)
B-movie from Amicus Productions in which an Earth astronomy picks up a mysterious signal and then is pulled into space. The astronomers are dropped onto an asteroid where they meet an alien robot and strange creatures.
Network Distributing
Robert's Robots (1973-1974)
Written by Rentaghost creator Bob Block, this ITV children's series told the story of inventor
Robert Sommerby who builds life-like robots.
Network Distributing
Red Dwarf (1988-)
From the third series of the sci-fi comedy, "mechanoid" Kryten became a regular aboard the titular mining ship which has drifted into deep space over thrre million years, Although programmed to serve, Lister, the last human on board, teaches Kryten to become more independent and outspoken.
BBC Worldwide
Black Mirror - Be Right Back (2013)
In this episode from Charlie Brooker's dark anthology series, a widow orders a synthetic clone of her late husband with a personality created from his social network and email communications.
Channel 4
The Machine(2013)
In this low-budget British independent film, set during a future cold war, British military scientists work to create cyborgs and androids. The plan unravels when their creations become sentient.
Movieclips Film Festivals and Indie Films
The World's End (2013)
The third film in the "Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Peggg and Nick Frost. A group of former school friends go back to their home town for a reunion pub crawl. As the night unfolds, they discover the town has been taken over by alien android clones,
Movieclips Trailers
Robot Overlords (2014)
This British independent sci-fi film is set in a future in which a race of powerful alien robots have taken over the Earth and monitor humans thoughts through brain implants. A group of teenagers fight back against the robots' control.
ITV have released a trailer for their Autumn dramas:
As well as returning series and Jekyll and Hyde (which recently had a full trailerreleased), the trailer features shots from three exciting new shows in the crime, thriller, horror and supernatural genres:
Unforgotten - a six-part crime thriller.
After a young man’s skeleton is discovered underneath a property
in London, an investigation into a historical murder begins. Detectives played by Nicola Walker and
Sanjeev Bhasker unravel secrets kept since 1976 involving four suspects played
by Trevor Eve, Bernard Hill, Ruth Sheen
and Tom Courtenay.
The Frankenstein Chronicles - a six-part period crime-horror series.
Rather than a straight adaptation of Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein, this series set in 1827 London follows the investigations of Inspector
John Arlott (Sean Bean) after the discovery of a mutilated corpse.
Midwinter of the Spirit - a three-part supernatural crime
thriller.
Anna Maxwell-Martin plays
Merrily Watkins, a single mother and exorcist who assists the police with a
murder investigation. Behind the camera
are an experienced creative team: The
scriptwriter is Stephen Volk who wrote spooky TV dramas Ghostwatch and
Afterlife and feature film The Awakening.
The director is Richard Clark (Doctor Who, Whitechapel, Life on Mars,
The Musketeers) and the producer is Phil Collinson (Doctor Who, Coronation
Street).
The character of Merrily
Watkins featured in 12 books written by Phil Rickman so if successful, this series is likely to
return.
