It has been almost 40 years since he was last played by an Edinburgh actor, but could the next James Bond be dispatched on her majesty’s secret service from the capital?
Leith-based actor Jack Lowden has seen his odds of becoming the nation’s most notorious spy slashed in recent days as rumours swirl over the next man to pick up the mantle after Daniel Craig.
Not since Sean Connery reprised his role as 007 in 1983’s ‘Never Say Never Again’ has Bond - who was educated at Fettes College in Ian Fleming’s novels - been portrayed by an Edinburgh man.