Big Finish Productions and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd can today announce the two talented actors poised to take the lead roles in the audio adaptation of Charlie Higson’s Young Bond novel SilverFin. 

Playing James Bond will be Isaac Rouse, who’s recognisable for his appearances in TV series including The Crown, Get Even, and Genius, and for playing Charlie Bucket in Sam Mendes’ stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 

And Charlotte McBurney will voice Bond’s free-spirited equestrian ally, Wilder Lawless. McBurney is known for her voice work in video games including the series A Plague Tale, for which she was BAFTA-nominated, and Final Fantasy XVI. 

After reviewing over 500 applications, followed by a thrilling day of in-person auditions, producers Robert Valentine and Lizzie Worsdell and writer-director Barnaby Edwards chose Rouse and McBurney as the best candidates for the roles. 

Barnaby Edwards, Writer/Director, said: “When you’re looking for someone to portray the icon that is Bond, you’ve got to get it right, so we cast the net wide. I listened to audio auditions from over 500 young hopefuls, from which we selected 12 to bring into studio and put through their paces. We had some truly wonderful Bonds on that day – some famous, some unknown – but Isaac was the best of the best. 

“His vision of Bond chimed so precisely with that of Fleming and Higson. He was the Bond of the books: tough but vulnerable, intelligent, witty, loyal, with a keen sense of justice and a strong dislike of bullies. Isaac is also a great leading man to work with. I genuinely cannot imagine a better actor to play Young Bond. It was very much a case of nobody does it better. 

“Wilder Lawless is independent, feisty, funny, and, like James himself, punches up and never down. I thought she was a marvellous creation. This meant getting a leading lady who was every bit the equal of Isaac’s Bond. Again, it was a long process of auditioning until we narrowed it down to four potential actresses. Charlotte shone out on the day. She gave her Wilder this irresistible impetuosity and infectious joie de vivre.” 

Robert Valentine, Producer, added: “When Isaac auditioned for us, in under a minute I was convinced we’d found our Young Bond. Isaac’s James Bond is very much in the Fleming mould, and even though he’s playing him as a young teenager, there’s every sense that he’s going to grow up to become the literary 007. 

“Charlotte McBurney was everything we were looking for in Wilder Lawless and more. Wilder is a force of nature, and Charlotte absolutely brings that to the role. She can play young – Wilder is sixteen – but she’s mature, fiery and exactly the person James Bond needs to help him save the day.” 

And Amanda Douglas, Managing Director of Ian Fleming Publications Ltd, said:  "At Ian Fleming Publications, we were incredibly impressed by the talent on display throughout the audition process. Isaac brought a quiet confidence and authenticity that made him feel perfectly suited to the role of Young Bond, while Charlotte captured Wilder Lawless's charisma and energy brilliantly. Together with the rest of the cast, they represent an exceptional group of performers, and we are delighted to have found such outstanding talent for our first full-cast audio production of Young Bond." 

SilverFin is comprised of 16 half-hour episodes, making up approximately eight hours of full-cast audio drama. It will be released as two box sets. Each box set can now be pre-ordered for just £24.99 (download to own) or £35.99 (download to own + collector’s edition CD), here. 

Additionally, listeners can pre-order the two volumes together as a bundle, available in a number of premium tiers with strictly limited, exclusive collectable packages: 

• Platinum (limited to just 300 copies worldwide): SilverFin Volumes 1 and 2 as collector’s edition CDs and digital downloads to own, plus an exclusive ‘Young Bond Intelligence Report’ magazine and commemorative collectables (notebook, mug, fridge magnet, and behind-the-scenes postcards), for £119. 

• Gold (limited to just 300 copies worldwide): SilverFin Volumes 1 and 2 as collector’s edition CDs and digital downloads to own, plus commemorative collectables (notebook, mug, fridge magnet, and behind-the-scenes postcards), for £95. 

• Silver: SilverFin Volumes 1 and 2 as collector’s edition CDs and digital downloads to own, for £68. 

• Bronze: SilverFin Volumes 1 and 2 as digital downloads to own, for £48. 

Sign up to the Young Bond mission briefings at www.youngbondadventures.com for upcoming inside intel, including exclusive interviews with Isaac Rouse, Charlotte McBurney and more, as well as the reveal of further cast members. 

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 31 December 2026. 

Young Bond will be released digitally, followed by a special collector’s edition CD. Pre-orders of the CD will also unlock a digital copy which can be instantly downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.