On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was first published after the film series started and contains "a gentle dig at the cinematic Bond's gadgets"; Broccoli and Saltzman had originally intended to make "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" after "Goldfinger" and Richard Maibaum worked on a script at that time. However, "Thunderball" was filmed instead after the ongoing rights dispute over the novel was settled between Fleming and Kevin McClory. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was due to follow that, but problems with a warm Swiss winter and inadequate snow cover led to Saltzman and Broccoli postponing the film again, favouring production of "You Only Live Twice".