Sir Alex Younger, known in agency circles as C, says 007’s ‘brash antics’ give a misleading portrayal of life in the service
John Le Carre’s fictional spymaster George Smiley is a far better role model for agents than James Bond, whose “brash antics” and maverick behaviour give a misleading portrayal of life in the service, according to the chief of MI6.
Sir Alex Younger, also known in agency circles as C, was responding to an article about spies in the Economist in which he said he was determined to single out the merits of what he considered to be appropriate characters in fiction.
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