Bond lookalike performs daring stunt on London Eye ahead of film premiere

The stunt was performed hours before the world premiere (Steve Parsons/PA)

A man dressed as James Bond performed a daring stunt on the London Eye ahead of the world premiere of the new 007 film.

Wearing a dinner jacket, he was suspended hundreds of feet above the ground as he climbed up a ladder dangling from a pod on the wheel in central London.