Call me an Ian Fleming/World War 11/Bond nut but I recall 2 previous tv films about Fleming's wartime career and the creation of Bond.
Both were pretty good,one was pure fantasy but looked great (Fleming never saw action himself)the other was more about his personal life.
I can't of course remember what these films were called but will do some research and post the name here shortly.
The other similar production are
GOLDENEYE 1989 starring CHARLES DANCE,PHYLIS LOGAN and most importantly LYNSEY BAXTER in a wren uniform on a motorbike.
THE SECRET LIFE OF IAN FLEMING 1990 starring Jason Connery and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Neither are out on DVD in the Uk at least.
People are critical of Fleming,not a great writer,not a war hero,but he did know about World War 11 intelligence and Bond did wonders for the image of Britain and MI6 and the RN.
People are critical of Fleming,not a great writer,not a war hero,but he did know about World War 11 intelligence and Bond did wonders for the image of Britain and MI6 and the RN.
I agree. This upcoming mini-series looks totally fictionalized while portraying it as Fleming's actual life in the trailer. There's even a scene in the trailers on BBC America that shows how he came up with the Bond name. That's fiction too. There's old interview footage of Fleming where he even says the name "James Bond" came from the name of an author who wrote a book on exotic birds that Fleming liked.
shareIan Fleming is actually less interesting than I had imagined. Perhaps that will change with upcoming episodes.
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Your right, Sleek, that didn't happen in real life. The dinosaur was drowned in a regular pool of water, but that's not as glamorous.
He who fights and runs away, lives to run away again!
"...he did know about World War 11..."
But nothing about World Wars 3-10?
Recently BBC America had a special on the Bond films. This is likely one of the things you recall.
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