The coronavirus pandemic has three times postponed the theatrical release of
Dying Can Wait
, The Latest Adventures of James Bond, camped by Daniel Craig.
But the British comedian did not say his last word and put on his secret agent costume for the last time on Friday for a good cause.
Like many brothers and sisters, Daniel Craig lent himself with good grace to the sketches of Comic Relief.
An institution in the United Kingdom.
Every two years, this charity founded in 1985 by screenwriter Richard Curtis (
Love Actually
) and actor Lenny Henry organizes a “telethon” to raise funds for NGOs fighting against poverty.
Daniel Craig's number caused a stir.
We see James Bond logging in to participate in his weekly videoconference briefing with M, the head of British intelligence.
But his superior is absent.
In his place is in his office a cleaning lady (Catherine Tate) who has no tongue in her pocket.
She subjects 007 to an unprecedented interrogation on her carbon footprint, her private life and does not hesitate to handle dangerous gadgets.
Other sketches of the evening include that of
Good Omens
friends and
accomplices
David Tennant (Broadchurch) and Michael Sheen (The Queen).
The duo have come up with an unprecedented sketch of their confined comedy
Staged
where actors frustrated by inactivity transform into Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.
And their rivalry is still so jubilant and childish!
Actresses Carey Mulligan, newly nominated for an Oscar for
Promising Young Woman
, Keira Knightley, Jodie Whitaker and again Joan Collins appear in a
2020
trailer parody
that sums up the rites of this past year: homeschool, attempt hazardous haircut, difficulties in accessing the vaccine.
Decidedly in shape, Michael Sheen returns to play a small, very convincing role: that of the coronavirus.
These three hours of live show collected 45,938,942 books which will be devoted to the fight against hunger, rental insecurity, domestic violence or discrimination linked to mental illness.