Moore later revealed that filming the scene was one of the hardest of his entire career as he felt “all the blood rushing into my nose and eyes.” 

But the actor never complained and always did his best to make life easy for the cast and crew, famously always serving tea to his co-stars.

Chiles later said: “When I joined Moonraker, it was already Roger’s fourth Bond film but he never acted the star. He’d always include me in dinners and drinks with his family after filming.

“We filmed in glorious locations, in Paris, Venice and Rio de Janeiro, and most of my scenes were with Roger, including a couple of love scenes. Even in those, Roger would be joking to keep the mood light.

“It was never drudgery with Roger.”