Following Dr No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger, 1965’s Thunderball was set to be even bigger for Sean Connery’s James Bond.

On a budget that was more than the last three 007 movies combined, the Hollywood star even performed the gun-barrel sequence for the first time himself.

Thunderball, which is on ITV4 today, famously features several underwater scuba diving scenes in which Connery’s Bond encounters sharks.

During filming he was supposed to be protected by clear plastic…