From Roger Moore, With Love | Preview (BBC Two)

"Bond is what every man would like to be and what every woman would like to have between her sheets" so said Raymond Chandler and it's certainly true of Roger Moore. Friends, family and co-stars take part in this revealing and entertaining look at an iconic, stylish and very British actor.

With one eyebrow raised we follow his rollercoaster journey from shy London school boy to knitwear model to global TV heartthrob and his decade-defining role as James Bond.

We reveal that the character of Roger Moore – the manner, the charisma, and self-deprecating humour – was his own creation and it took him to the height of fame and a jet-set lifestyle counting Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck and David Niven amongst his close pals.

His three children from his thirty-year relationship with Italian actress and wife number three Luisa Mattioli share never before seen home movie footage of the family and showbiz friends enjoying life in Switzerland and the South of France. Interviewees include Joan Collins, Jane Seymour, Pierce Brosnan, David Walliams and Christopher Walken.

From Roger Moore with Love is a whynow studios production (1x80) for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. It was commissioned by BBC Arts. The Executive Producers for whynow studios are Janet Lee and Gabriel Jagger, and the Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Mark Bell.

From Roger Moore With Love airs this Christmas on BBC Two.