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Roger Moore as James Bond with the Bond Girls in 'Octopussy'

4 of 4 portraits matching 'girl in bed'

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by Frank Connor
colour print, 1982
11 5/8 in. x 16 3/4 in. (295 mm x 424 mm)
acquired, 1985
Photographs Collection
NPG x76208

Artistback to top

Frank Connor, Photographer. Artist or producer of 4 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.

Sittersback to top

Carole Ashby (1955-), Actress and producer. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Gillian De Terville (active 1983), Actress. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Sir Roger George Moore (1927-2017), Actor. Sitter in 7 portraits. Identify
Tina Robinson Hansen (active 1983), Actress. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Carolyn Seaward (1960-), Actress and Miss England 1979. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify
Mary Ann Catrin Stävin (1957-), Actress and Miss World 1977. Sitter in 1 portrait. Identify

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Events of 1982back to top

Current affairs

Unemployment hits 3.6 million in the UK, with one in eight people out of work. The crisis came about as a result of industrial modernisation and restructuring. As a result those out of work were referred to as 'Maggie's millions'.
Charles and Diana have their first child, Prince William, who becomes the second in line for the throne.

Art and science

Richard Attenborough releases his biopic Gandhi, starring Ben Kingsley as the lead. The film was an Anglo-Indian production, featuring a record-breaking 300,000 extras.
The Barbican Arts Centre is opened featuring a concert hall, theatres, cinema screens and an art gallery. In 2003 it was voted London's ugliest building in a BBC poll.
The Thames Barrier opens to protect London from floods due to rising sea levels.

International

Argentina occupies the Falkland Islands beginning the Falklands War. Britain retaliated, and after three months of fighting at sea and on land won back the islands. Following the British victory opposition grew in Argentina towards the military government, while in Britain a wave of patriotism helped Margaret Thatcher to win the general election the following year.

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