Brosnan's Best Bond Babes

With two big Bond flicks on his CV, PB was spoilt for choice when it came to locking lips and trading quips with the female of the species two years later. The producers assembled a Speedotastic fiery foursome of Denise Richards, Sophie Marceau, Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Serena Scott Thomas.

Check out the other Brosnan beauties down the years...

When the Bond producers were eyeing a fresh face for 007, they went back in time to a previous target to replace Timothy Dalton as the suave secret agent. Having been unable to take over from Roger Moore, due to his Remington Steele TV contract in the States, Pierce Brosnan finally got the chance to don the tuxedo for blockbuster fans.

His opening adventure pitted him against Sean Bean's two-faced villain Janus, however he also got to fool around with two stunning Bond beauties...

Who better to put Pierce through his paces in his opening gambit than Famke Janssen's memorable Xenia Zirgavna Onatopp. The Dutch doll famously used "pleasure" as her ultimate weapon against Blighty's protector with a wince-inducing erotic thigh strangle nearly putting paid to poor old 007 from the outset.

It wasn't all pain sailing for Brosnan in his Bond debut, thanks to his close proximation to Izabella Scorupco's sultry Natalya Fyodorovna Simonova. The Russian computer programmer, who combined brains and beauty for 007 fans, helped ease Pierce through his first encounter in classic horizontal style.

GoldenEye did sufficiently well at the sticks to offer Irish rogue Pierce another stab at snuffing out bad guys. Second time around, he could call upon Michelle Yeoh's plucky Wai Lin to help foil Elliot Carver's evil plan. Yeoh brought a different edge to the new Bond that quickly won over celluloid devotees worldwide.

One of the film's saving graces in the face of a needlessly far-fetched and confusing plot, even by Bond standards, was the presence of uber babe Teri Hatcher opposite uber charmer Brosnan. The Desperate Housewife came off the back of her TV turn as Lois Lane to steam up the screen as the villain's devious other half.

It's not the biggest role Sicilian sizzler Maria Grazia Cucinotta has ever undertaken on film, however you'd be hard pressed to forget the buxom Italian's opening segment as the aptly named Cigar Girl. She gives Monica Lewinsky a run for her money before giving way to her more illustrious co-stars later in the third PB flick.

Denise Richards' nuclear scientist  Dr. Christmas Jones has been voted the worst Bond girl of all time. They’ve obviously forgotten this dialogue: Christmas: "If I don't get this back soon, someone's gonna have my ass." Bond: "First things first." For further proof of her skills, see lewd thriller Wild Things. Wowsers.

When you're saddled with the superb name Dr. Molly Warmflash there's nothing much you can do as Bond girl, but smile and go along for the ride. Kristin Scott Thomas'  younger sister Serena is low down on the credits for Pierce's third outing, but she sure raised our blood pressure with her slinky Bond turn.

French filly Sophie Marceau made alot of guys very happy by agreeing to swap Gallic period dramas for 007 spy tomfoolery in Brosnan's third time at the plate. She steals the show with her sly seduction of the big man after Pierce is persuaded to protect her deliciously monikered Elektra King from imminent danger.

Dame Judi Dench's iconic M merits inclusion based on the fact that she's, well, a legend of the highest order. Brosnan should count himself lucky that he was allowed to carve up camera time with her in his four 007 outings, while Daniel Craig has also been fortunate to share the silver screen with her too after the baton change.

Even though Halle Berry provoked all the column inches for her sensational turn as Jinx, the more discerning Bond fan will have been smitten with English rose Rosamund Pike as well. Her classy perf as Miranda Frost provided a welcome change of pace for Master Brosnan as his Bond career neared the end zone.

Just when you thought PB couldn't have a better gig, even if he took over the Playboy Mansion whilst editing Cheerleaders Monthly, he was served up the Oscar winner. In Halle Berry, the producers decided they had someone worthy of recreating Dr No's beach scene. Was it a big success? Hell, yeah!