Across Pierce Brosnan's decades-spanning career, one role has stood out more than others, and it is his reign as James Bond.

Pierce Brosnan has revealed he would be keen to stage a surprise return to James Bond, more than two decades after he bowed out of the franchise. The 72-year-old began his reign as 007 in 1995 and appeared in four movies in total – GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day – before Daniel Craig took over the role.