History Trivia / OnHerMajestysSecretService

** Cubby Broccoli offered Creator/JeremyBrett the role of 007 after seeing him in ''Film/MyFairLady'', but he declined.

* FakeBrit: Lazenby is Australian.

** George Lazenby replacing Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond. Features a LampshadeHanging.

* ThrowItIn: The St. Bernard rolling in front of Bond was totally unexpected, and Lazenby reacted accordingly ("Never mind that! Go and get the brandy, huh?").
* TroubledProduction: Granted, not anywhere near as much as the press at the time made it out to be, but there were a lot of disagreements between Lazenby and director Peter Hunt, and also between Hunt and the producers, which resulted in neither man ever returning to the series.
** The Incredible World of 007, a retrospective book of the series up to Licence To Kill, mentions that Lazenby and Diana Rigg did not get along during filming.

** The role of Bond was offered to Creator/TimothyDalton, who declined because he felt he was too young and inexperienced, and Creator/AdamWest, who declined because he felt Bond should be played by a Briton.
** In the commentary, George Baker (Sir Hillary Bray) explains that Ian Fleming had put him forward as his choice to play James Bond when he was trying to drum up interest for a film series, before Saltzman and Broccoli got involved. In that light, Baker noted it gave him an odd feeling to be in the studio dubbing Lazenby's dialogue for when Bond was impersonating Bray.
** Had Lazenby's agent not convinced him to leave the series, his contract was for seven movies. Tracy's death would only occur in [[Film/DiamondsAreForever the follow-up]], but since the main actor was leaving, the producers decided to keep it in just one movie—and Bond seeking revenge for Tracy's death was not addressed within the franchise until ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''.

** George Lazenby replacing Sean Connery as Film/JamesBond. Features a LampshadeHanging.

** Telly Savalas replaced Donald Pleasance as Blofeld. This is a holdover from the original book, where Blofeld had plastic surgery to alter his appearance to make him harder to identify.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Lazenby was reported to be quite a prima donna on the set, sure that he would become just as big a star as Connery with the role. This probably contributed to his not doing any more Bond films.
** Lazenby has gone on record as saying that it was mainly him listening to very bad advices by his agent that made him behave that way, including his decision to stop making Bond films. The fact he always said in later interviews that this was [[NeverLiveItDown one of the worst decisions he ever made]] but that he also fired his agent just a couple of years later really does not come as a surprise if this in fact is true.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Draco is the railroad baron from ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest''.
** Diana Rigg is of course [[Series/TheAvengers Emma Peel]].
** Rigg isn't the only [[Series/TheAvengers Avenger]] to appear in the movie; Joanna Lumley ("the English girl") would later team up with Steed in the short-lived ''The New Avengers'' revival series.
** Sir Hillary Bray's actor, George Baker, appears as a Royal Navy admiral in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.
** And Blofeld is {{Kojak}}!

* {{Expy}}: Savalas was the inspiration for Lex Luthor as portrayed in [[SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman: TAS]]. Like Blofeld, Luthor is a rich cretin with a thirst for respectability. Also, he's quick to drop the genteel act and throw down if necessary.

** The role of Bond was offered to TimothyDalton, who declined because he felt he was too young and inexperienced, and AdamWest, who declined because he felt Bond should be played by a Briton.

** Draco is French (Corsican), and he's played by an Italian.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Draco is the railroad baron from ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. Diana Rigg is of course [[Series/TheAvengers Emma Peel]]. Sir Hillary Bray's actor, George Baker, appears as a Royal Navy admiral in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. And Blofeld is {{Kojak}}!

** Had Lazenby's agent not convinced him to leave the series, his contract was for seven movies. Tracy's death would only occur in [[Film/DiamondsAreForever the follow-up]], but since the main actor was leaving, the producers decided to keep it in just one movie—and Tracy's death was not addressed within the franchise until ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''.

** Had Lazenby's agent not convinced him to leave the series, his contract was for seven movies. Tracy's death would only occur in [[Film/DiamondsAreForever the follow-up]], but since the main actor was leaving, the producers decided to keep it in just one movie.

** Peter Hunt drifted away from the franchise after this film. In [[http://debrief.commanderbond.net/topic/14306-peter-hunt-interview/ an interview]], he explained that Broccoli and Saltzman asked him to return for ''[[Film:DiamondsAreForever Diamonds are Forever]]'' and subsequent films, but he was always busy with other projects at the time and sooner or later they stopped asking.

** Peter Hunt quit the franchise after this film. He'd been the editor for the first four films and had a falling out with Broccoli and Salzman over being passed over for directing ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''. That and the problems shooting this film figured in his decision.

* DevelopmentHell: It was first announced as a successor to ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' (''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' came in because of lawsuits and such), then after ''Thunderball'' (but the winter locations made producers priorize ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'').
* {{Expy}}: Savalas was the inspiration for Lex Luthor as portrayed in [[SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Superman: TAS]]. Like Blofeld, Luthor is a rich cretin with a thirst for respectability. Also, he's quick to drop the genteel act and throw down if nccessary.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had Lazenby's agent not convinced him to leave the series, his contract was for seven movies. Tracy's death would only occur in [[Film/DiamondsAreForever the follow-up]], but since the main actor was leaving, the producers decided to keep it in just one movie.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Draco is the railroad baron from ''OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. Diana Rigg is of course [[Series/TheAvengers Emma Peel]]. Sir Hillary Bray's actor, George Baker, appears as a Royal Navy admiral in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. And Blofeld is {{Kojak}}!

-->"This never happened to the other fella!" (Also counts as BreakingTheFourthWall )

* HeyItsThatGuy: Draco is the railroad baron from ''OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. Diana Rigg is of course [[Series/TheAvengers Emma Peel]]. Sir Hillary Bray's actor, George Baker, appears as a Royal Navy admiral in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. And Blofeld is {{Kojack}}!

* HeyItsThatGuy: Draco is the railroad baron from ''OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. Diana Rigg is of course [[Series/TheAvengers Emma Peel]]. Sir Hillary Bray's actor, George Baker, appears as a Royal Navy admiral in ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.

* DevelopmentHell: It was first announced as a successor to ''{{Goldfinger}}'' (''{{Thunderball}}'' came in because of lawsuits and such), then after ''Thunderball'' (but the winter locations made producers priorize ''YouOnlyLiveTwice'').

* HeyItsThatGuy: Draco is the railroad baron from ''OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. Diana Rigg is of course [[Series/TheAvengers Emma Peel]]. Sir Hillary Bray's actor, George Baker, appears as a Royal Navy admiral in ''TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.

** George Lazenby replacing Sean Connery as JamesBond. Features a LampshadeHanging.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Had Lazenby's agent not convinced him to leave the series, his contract was for seven movies. Tracy's death would only occur in [[DiamondsAreForever the follow-up]], but since the main actor was leaving, the producers decided to keep it in just one movie.

** Lazenby has gone on record as saying that it was mainly him listening to very bad advices by his agent that made him behave that way, including his decision to stop making Bond films. The fact he always said in later interviews that this one [[NeverLiveItDown one of the worst decisions he ever made]] but that he also fired his agent just a couple of years later really does not come as a surprise if this in fact is true.

** Lazenby has gone on record as saying that it was mainly him listening to very bad advices by his agent that made him behave that way, including his decision to stop making Bond films. The fact he fired his agent just a couple of years later really does not come as a surprise if this in fact is true.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Draco is the railroad baron from ''OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. Diana Rigg is of course [[Series/TheAvengers Emma Peel]].

-->"This never happened to the other guy!" (Also counts as BreakingTheFourthWall )