Thunderball (novel) "Daily Express" strip was cut short on the order of its owner, Lord Beaverbrook, after Ian Fleming signed an agreement with "The Sunday Times" to publish a short story. On screen, "Thunderball" was released in 1965 as the fourth film in the Eon Productions series, with Sean Connery as James Bond. The second adaptation, "Never Say Never Again", was released as an independent production in 1983 also starring Connery as Bond and was produced by Kevin McClory. BBC Radio 4 aired an adaptation in December 2016, directed by Martin Jarvis. It starred Toby Stephens as Bond and Tom Conti as
Neil Connery the United States and is also known as "Operation Double 007". It became known for having a number of the original James Bond series actors appearing as similar characters. In 1969 Connery appeared in the science fiction film "The Body Stealers", also known as "Thin Air", where he plays Jim Radford, an investigator trying to figure out why paratroopers are disappearing in mid-air. In 1980, Connery appeared as a guest star in the British TV Series "Only When I Laugh". He played the Neil Niren MD - CT character, in the 7th episode ("Last Tango") from the second season. In