 Actors considered for the part of Tracy Draco included  Brigitte Bardot (qv) and Catherine Deneuve (qv). Reportedly,  Bardot was the first choice of director Peter R. Hunt (I) (qv) but  she ironically decided to star opposite the former James Bond  Sean Connery (qv) in _Shalako (1968)_ (qv). Diana Rigg (qv) was  finally chosen partly because of her appearance as Emma Peel in  British TVs spy series _"Avengers, The" (1961)_ (qv).