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Fleming: With Dominic Cooper, Lara Pulver, Samuel West, Anna Chancellor. Look at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.
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- 2014-01-29
- Biography, Drama, Romance
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Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond is a 2014 British television miniseries of four installments detailing the military career of James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The somewhat fictionalised biography spans the period from 1938 to 1952, dwelling on Fleming's romantic adventures as well as his espionage for the Royal Navy. [1]
Jan 29, 2014 · This month, BBC America traces the origins of 007 in Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond, which, as audiences learn, hangs as much on Fleming’s romantic relationships, as it does on his time spent working as a British naval intelligence officer during World War II.
Jul 3, 2015 · Pulver has been tapped to portray the wife of James Bond creator Ian Fleming in a new drama for Sky Atlantic. The new-four part series, tentatively titled Fleming, will explore the life of the 007 scribe, which was frequently as dramatic as any Bond film.
- Lacy Baugher
- The spy who spanked me.
- Verdict
By Jim Vejvoda
Posted: Jan 27, 2014 11:00 pm
This full miniseries review contains some spoilers (albeit for a story about a real life person).
The "true story" of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has been told for television before, most notably in Goldeneye (yes, there was a Goldeneye before the Brosnan Bond film was made and this one starred Game of Thrones' Charles Dance as Fleming) and The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (starring Sean Connery's son Jason as Fleming). The takeaway from all depictions so far has been that Fleming himself was the mirror image of his famous secret agent creation.
But BBC America's miniseries Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond, debuting this Wednesday, is the first one to truly delve into the author's raunchiness, the dark and sadistic sexual side of him that was as much a part of who the literary James Bond was as Fleming's wartime exploits. Captain America's Dominic Cooper plays Fleming, although he looks nothing at all like the man.
This Ian Fleming is a true prodigal son whose skirt-chasing and profligate ways prove to be a perpetual disappointment to his stern mother Eve (Lesley Manville). She prefers her elder and more admirable, heroic son Peter (Hellboy's Rupert Evans), who was more of a real 007 than Ian ever was. It doesn't take a shrink to figure out where James Bond's misogyny stems from.
After four episodes, you won't come away with much of a liking for its subject, but Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond does offer some fun "origin" winks for 007 fans -- if you can get through all the ridiculous sex scenes without laughing. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond premieres Wednesday, January 29, 10:00pm ...
- Jim Vejvoda
- 5 min
Dec 19, 2013 · Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond is the latest title to join BBC AMERICA’s Dramaville, the home of groundbreaking British drama.
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