Patsy Palmer (!): Craig not suave

[carl stromberg]

http://www.dailyindia.com/show/132370.p ... ays-Palmer

Craig in younger days wasn't suave to be Bond, says Palmer
From our ANI Correspondent

Washington, April 10: British (ex-soap) actress Patsy Palmer has revealed that she was stunned to see Daniel Craig portray James Bond in 'Casino Royale', for she never thought him to be suave enough to play the 007 agent.


The British hunk was booed by Bond fans before 'Casino Royale' was released, but his performance in the movie put all his critics' barbs to rest.

Palmer recalled the days when she worked with Craig on an episode of UK sitcom 'Drop The Dead Donkey' in the early 90s, and said that she could never think that the actor was suitable for playing James Bond because he was not suave at that moment.

"He was very talented but I never in a million years imagined he would be James Bond. Those were the days when we still associated Bond with suave, old school actors such as Sean Connery and Roger Moore," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"Daniel didn't have a hint of suave about him," she added.

[Kristatos]

Palmer recalled the days when she worked with Craig on an episode of UK sitcom 'Drop The Dead Donkey' in the early 90s, and said that she could never think that the actor was suitable for playing James Bond because he was not suave at that moment.

Hmm, I watched Drop The Dead Donkey sometimes, but I don't remember either Craig or Patsy Palmer being in it.

[stockslivevan]

Is this all just past tense or today? I would like to see her views after watching CR, not talk about the past. I think nobody expected Craig to be cast as Bond so that really isn't anything new.

[Kristatos]

Is this all just past tense or today? I would like to see her views after watching CR, not talk about the past. I think nobody expected Craig to be cast as Bond so that really isn't anything new.

Plus, if you read down the article, the source is listed as the ever-reliable contactmusic.com, the people who gave us the "Craig wants a gay Bond" exclusive (with "exclusive" being defined here as "no other news source would touch this story with a bargepole").

[paco chaos]

Drop The Dead Donkey??! what kind of show was that? it seems to be absent on BBC America.

[Kristatos]

Drop The Dead Donkey??! what kind of show was that? it seems to be absent on BBC America.

It was a sitcom set in a TV newsroom. Some scenes were actually shot on the day of transmission, so that the jokes could be ultra-topical. The title refers to the lightweight stories that act as fillers on slow news days, but get pushed out when real news comes in. The original title was Dead Belgians Don't Count (from the reprehensible habit of British news broadcasts in only counting the number of Britons killed in major natural disasters and ignoring casualties from other countries), but shortly before the show started, a ferry capsized off the coast of Zeebrugge, with much loss of life, so the title was changed at the last minute on taste and decency grounds.

[Captain Nash]

Hooray for Patsy Palmer.
Yet another star having a dig at poor Daniel.
He must be so upset to read things like this.
Poor, poor Daniel.
Perhaps we could get him a card.

[ID]

CNB's second celebrity supporter has arrived. Maybe she could rope Mike Reid in too.

[Kristatos]

CNB's second celebrity supporter has arrived. Maybe she could rope Mike Reid in too.

"Gor, love a duck, guvnor, that Craig ain't very suave, izzee?"

[Captain Nash]

CNB's second celebrity supporter has arrived. Maybe she could rope Mike Reid in too.

I would change the word celebrity to ummm let's see...has been.