James Bond’s deadly battle with voodoo psychopath Mr Big. From the jazz joints of Harlem to danger in Jamaica with 007’s unexpected ally, the beautiful psychic, Solitaire.

Martin Jarvis directs his eighth James Bond for radio. It's 007’s most exotic adventure - New York, Florida, Jamaica - with a stellar international cast, recorded on location in America. Dramatised by Archie Scottney and with Toby Stephens as Bond.

Bond tracks down monstrous Mr Big in Harlem. Big is importing priceless gold coins to finance Russian spy operations and captures Bond. Beautiful, mysterious Solitaire is also a prisoner.

Bond escapes. Solitaire follows. They pursue the source of the gold, first to Florida where Solitaire is captured by Mr Big's minions.

007 continues on to Jamaica. But can he survive the barracudas? Will he rescue Solitaire, recover the treasure and bring Mr Big to justice? Well, there’s a fair chance. He is James Bond!

Cast:

James Bond…..Toby Stephens

Mr Big…..Kevin Daniels

Solitaire…..Rutina Wesley

‘M’ …..John Standing

Leiter…..Josh Stamberg

Tee-Hee…..Michael A. Shepperd

Whisperer/Blabber….. Lovensky Jean-Baptiste

Quarrel…..Ron Cephas Jones

Baldwin…..John Cothran

Strangways…..Jonathan Cake

‘The Robber’…..James Morrison

Dexter…..JD Cullum

Halloran…..Jake Green

MC/Maitre d’…..Gilbert Glenn Brown

Connie/Operator…..Anna Louise Plowman

G-G/Waitress…..Janine Barris

Flannel/Conductor…..Larry Powell

Mrs Stuyvesant…..Anna Mathias

Voice of Ian Fleming…..Martin Jarvis

Other parts: Darren Richardson, Alan Shearman, André Sogliuzzo, Matthew Wolf

Written by Ian Fleming

Dramatised by Archie Scottney

Sound Design: Mark Holden

Specially composed music: Mark Holden and Julian Nicholson

Producer: Rosalind Ayres

Director: Martin Jarvis

A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4