. ♪ reporter: his big break in television came in armor in "ivanhoe."n in south london the son of a policeman, he helped develop his image as a suave english gent. in "the saint," you saw the template for what was to come. >> what about your husband? he might not understand. reporter: in this and in "the persuaders," he was the action man with a sense of humor. >> i say, daniel. well, we played it tongue-in-cheek. i play most heroes don't reallyek, i see myself as a hero. >> but, james, i need you. >> so does england. reporter: when he finally said goodbye to bond, with acting career was on the wing, but he launched a new role with unicef. they said today that the world lost one of its great champions for children. >> forgive me, father for i have sinned. >> that is putting it mildly, 007. reporter: as an actor, sir roger never pretended to have great depth, but he was blessed with charisma. he was funny, good company -- >> by god, what is bond doing? reporter: and never took it too seriously. laura: farewell to roger moore.

his first big break came in the television series ivanhoe.will buy you one! in blue? we played it tongue—in—cheek. i play most heroes tongue—in—cheek because i really don't see myself as a hero. although i play them as if it is all a joke. his tongue was never more firmly in his cheek than when he played james bond. is there time before we leave for lesson number three? absolutely... in the end, he gave up acting for charity work as a goodwill ambassador for unicef. it earned him his knighthood, but he could still make headlines, as when his third marriage broke up. what‘s bond doing? i think he's attempting re—entry, sir. but this is how we will remember roger moore. suave, sophisticated, and not remotely serious. roger moore who has died at the age of 89. i spoke to david sillito and he said to many people roger moore was their favourite james bond. you have got to remember when he took the role on, we all think of it as a thing that goes on and on forever and is reinvented. many people were wondering what would come after connery? people t

his first big break came in the television series ivanhoe.ntil the saint. it was in the saint that he first developed the classic roger moore screen character. smart, sexy, half humorous. he went on to star in the persuaders with tony curtis, mixing action and laughs once more. i say daniel, i will buy you one! in blue? we played it tongue—in—cheek. i play most heroes tongue—in—cheek because i really don't see myself as a hero. although i play it as if it is all a joke. his tongue was never more firmly in his cheek than when he played james bond. is there time before we leave? for lesson number three? absolutely... in the end, he gave up acting for charity work as a goodwill ambassador for unicef. it earned him his knighthood, but he could still make headlines, like when his third marriage broke up. what's bond doing? i think he is attempting re—entry, sir. but this is how we will remember roger moore. suave, sophisticated, and not remotely serious. david sillito explained why so many people regard him as their favourite bond. you have got to

ivanhoe! his big break in television had come in armour, in ivanhoe. persuaders, he was the action man with a sense of humour. i say, daniel. 0h, i'll buy you one. in blue. we played it tongue in cheek. as i play most heroes tongue—in—cheek. i really don't see myself as a hero. but james, i need you. so does england. when he finally said goodbye to bond, his accusing career was on the wane, but he relished a new role — with unicef. they paid tribute today, saying the world had lost one of its great champions for children. forgive me father, for i have sinned. that's putting it mildly, 007! as an actor, sir roger never pretended to have great depth, but he was blessed with charisma. he was funny, good company. by god, what's bond doing? and he never took it too seriously. sir roger moore, who has died at the age of 89. now the weather. temperatures are set to climb higher, and it was warm today, if you had the sunshine. beautiful blue skies here, for example at rhyl in north wales. the it was muggy under the cloud in the south—east at walton—on—thames i

his big break on television had come in armour, in ivanhoe.now i know the way! and in the saint, you could see the template for what was to come. what about your husband? he might not understand. in this and in the persuaders, he was the action man with a sense of humour. i say, daniel. i'll buy you one. in blue! oh, we played it tongue in cheek. i play most heroes tongue in cheek. you know, because i really don't...see myself as a hero. but, james, i need you. so does england. when he finally said goodbye to bond, his acting career was on the wane. but he relished a new role with unicef. they paid tribute today, saying the world had lost one of its great champions for children. forgive me, father, for i have sinned. that's putting it mildly, 007. as an actor, sir roger never pretended to have great depth. but he was blessed with charisma. he was funny, good company, and he never took it too seriously. my god, what is bond doing? sir roger moore, who has died at the age of 89. a trial, in which royal bank of scotland is accused by investors of

his big break on television had come in armour, in ivanhoe.know the way! and in the saint, you could see the template for what was to come. what about your husband? he might not understand. in this and in the persuaders, he was the action man with a sense of humour. i say, daniel. i'll buy you one. in blue! 0h, we played it tongue in cheek. i play most heroes tongue in cheek. you know, because i really don't...see myself as a hero. but, james, i need you. so does england. when he finally said goodbye to bond, his acting career was on the way. but he relished a new role with unicef. they paid tribute today, saying the world had lost one of its great champions for children. forgive me, father, for i have sinned. that's putting it mildly, 007. as an actor, sir roger never pretended to have great depth. but he was blessed with charisma. he was funny, good company, and he never took it too seriously. my god, what is bond doing? sir roger moore, who has died at the age of 89. a trial in which royal bank of scotland is accused by investors of mislead