THE 007 DOSSIER

OFFICE POLITICS

( GOLDFINGER , 1964)

Barbara Broccoli: “The wonderful Bernard Lee here, such a phenomenal actor. He had such presence. M is always so important to Bond because M represents everything; authority, government, Queen, country. He is the one person Bond has to answer to. It’s a very important relationship. These scenes are about setting up the plot — giving Bond his mission — or telling Bond off because he did not do what he was supposed to do on the mission. You have to feel there is a mutual respect between them, even though it may get challenged at times. M is always going to back Bond. He may not say it to his face, but he is always going to have Bond’s back in the field.”

TEEING OFF

( DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER , 1971)

“Sean didn’t play golf before and he became obsessed by it. He still plays, I imagine. Seeing this picture, it reminds me that the moon rover in the Science Museum was taken off this set and given to them. It was on display as if it was the real vehicle. It just shows the wonderful attention to detail brought by Ken Adam and the props people.”