Licensed to Love and Kill

Licensed to Love and Kill is a 1979 imitation James Bond film starring Gareth Hunt as British secret agent Charles Bind. It was directed and written by Lindsay Shonteff and produced by his wife Elizabeth Gray. The film had the working title An Orchid for No. 1; it was released on VHS under the title The Man from S.E.X. and Undercover Lover. Plot Secret Agent Charles Bind is called in to investigate the disappearance of Lord Dangerfield, a British diplomat. The trail leads Bind to Dangefield's daughter Carlotta Muff-Dangerfield who is called "Lotta Muff", an ambitious American Senator named Lucifer Orchid, and Bind's counterpart in the forces of evil, Ultra One. Cast Gareth Hunt ... Charles Bind Nick Tate ... Jensen Fury Fiona Curzon ... Carlotta Muff-Dangerfield Geoffrey Keen ... Stockwell Gary Hope ... Senator Lucifer Orchid Don Fellows ... Vice-president John Arnatt ... Merlin Toby Robins ... Scarlet Star Imogen Hassall ... Miss Martin John Junkin ... Helicopter mechanic Me Me Lai ... Female Madam Wang Noel Johnson ... Lord Dangerfield Anna Bergman ... Hotel receptionist Eiji Kusuhara ... Male Madam Wang Doug Robinson ... Giant Deep Roy ... Midget Aspects of production During the production of Henson and Shonteff's previous Charles Bind film No. 1 of the Secret Service, a sequel was announced entitled An Orchid for No. 1. Though initially signed to Shonteff for three films, Nicky Henson was signed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Henson was replaced by Gareth Hunt who was well known for his role as secret agent Mike Gambit in The New Avengers.