To celebrate the release of the much anticipated new James Bond film, 'No Time To Die', we looked back at an old article from 'around ealing', which highlighted the history of Bond in the borough.

The Connerys in Acton

In October 1962, a large house in Centre Avenue, overlooking Acton Park, was brought for £9,000 by Sean Connery and his then wife, Diane Cilento, the same year Connery shot to fame by starring in the first James Bond film, Dr No.

Unfortunately, his first experiences of Acton were not altogether great.

Shortly after moving in, and when he was in Spain filming, the house was broken into by four burglars who stole £50 worth of goods, it was a 'hell of a mess' the star later commented.

However, 'around Ealing' reported that he and his family chose to live in Acton because it was away from the heart of show business.

His wife, Cilento said: "We looked around for ages to find a house in an unfashionable part of London."

Sean said: "Acton is a good place to live in. It's near town. That's good. You can say I'm glad to be here.

He added: "In West 3 nobody bothers to look over the fence to see how James Bond digs the garden."

The Connerys stayed six year, before leaving Acton by 1968.

Honor Blackman - AKA Pussy Galore in Goldfinger

Actress Honor Blackman played alongside Connery in the 1964 Goldfinger film, she attended North Ealing School and then Ealing County Girls' School.

Her first role on stage, in 1938, aged 13, was at a play in St Stephen's church hall.

Her family still lived in West Ealing in the 1960s and as a child she had been a regular at the Perivale horse riding school.

Fiona Fullerton AKA Pola Ivanova in A View to a Kill

Fullerton co-starred with Roger Moore in the 1985 hit A View to a Kill.

She lived in Princes Gardens in Ealing from about 1977 until 1983.

Whilst living here, she and her then husband set up Pendant Productions and put on a show at Questor's Theatre in 1977.

Matt Monro AKA the singer for the title song in From Russia with Love

Monro sang the title song in the 1963 Bond film, From Russia with Love and he lived at 1 Dallas Road, between 1974-1985.

Read more about Ealing's Bond history in the 'around ealing', Ealing Council magazine article, originally published in its winter 2012/13 print edition.