007's career terminated by phone call

Pierce Brosnan learned that he would no longer be playing James Bond from a single phone call.

A single, surprising phone call ended it all. That's how Pierce Brosnan says he learned his services as James Bond would no longer be required.

Brosnan starred in four Bond films. He says he had been invited back for a fifth.

His departure from the role was a "titanic jolt to the system", says Brosnan, followed by "a great sense of calm".