What TV detective was Pierce Brosnan contracted to play, which meant that he had to refuse the offer to play James Bond in 1986?
Pierce Brosnan of Robert Gould Shaw II garnered him a 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for . In 1982, Brosnan moved to Southern California and rose to popularity in the United States playing the title role in the NBC romantic detective series "Remington Steele". The "Washington Post" noted that same year that Brosnan "could make it as a young James Bond." After "Remington Steele" ended in 1987, Brosnan went on to appear in several films, including "The Fourth Protocol" (1987), a Cold War thriller in which he starred alongside Michael Caine, "The Deceivers" and James Clavell's "Noble House" both in (1988), and
Pierce Brosnan this reason, he remained enthusiastic about reprising his role. In October 2004, Brosnan said he considered himself dismissed from the role. Although Brosnan had been rumoured frequently as still in the running to play 007, he had denied it several times, and in February 2005 he posted on his website that he was finished with the role. Daniel Craig took over the role on 14 October 2005. In an interview with "The Globe and Mail", Brosnan was asked what he thought of Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. He replied, "I'm looking forward to it like we're all looking