with the rushes for Macbeth and cast Finch. That in turn led to him being cast in Lady Caroline Lamb (1972), as William Lamb. Finch said at that stage of his career he wanted to make "one good film" a year and do theatre. He had two more films to do for Caliban, the company which made Macbeth, and was going to write screenplays. Projects announced for him included an adaptation of Dostoevsky's The Possessed and a thriller The Reporter. In The Final Programme (1973) he played Michael Moorcock's secret agent Jerry Cornelius. In April 1973, he was called "Europe's hottest young property of the moment", announced for Gargantua from Ken Russell and Pantagruei in Italy. However, while Frenzy was a hit, Macbeth, Lady Caroline Lamb and Final Programme were commercial disappointments. Finch starred in Diagnosis: Murder (1974). In 1975, he played the title role in a BBC/ABC joint production series about Australia's first outlawed bushranger, Ben Hall. Finch was offered the role of James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973), but he declined the part and it went to Roger Moore. (citation?) He also declined a role in Richard Lester's The Three Musketeers (1973). Finch went to Europe to star in Game of Seduction (1976), directed by Roger Vadim, as well as The Second Power (1976) and The Standard (1977). He was credited as guest star in The New Avengers Medium Rare (1977) In 1977, he was the original choice for the role of Doyle, taken by Martin Shaw, in the British television series The Professionals (Shaw previously had played Banquo to Finch's Macbeth in Polanski's film). Finch withdrew at the last minute, claiming that he "couldn't possibly play a policeman". During 1978 and 1979, Finch played the role of Henry Bolingbroke in the BBC Television Shakespeare productions of Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry IV, Part II, which also featured Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, David Gwillim and Anthony Quayle in principal roles. At the end of the decade, Finch's roles in films included Death on the Nile (1978) and La Sabina (1979). He was cast as Kane in Ridley Scott's Alien (1979), but had to drop out after he fell ill on the first day of filming, and John Hurt was cast in his place. 1980–2005 In 1980, Finch appeared in Breaking Glass and, in 1981, he played Luke the Evangelist in the television film