It was 70 years ago this month that superspy James Bond leaped into action for the first time.
He began his dazzling undercover career chasing evil mastermind Julius No through the pages of Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale on April 13, 1953.
But it wasn’t until nine years later in, 1962, that dashing Agent 007 truly became a household name, bursting out of cinema screens across the land in the swaggering, suave shape of Sean Connery. Now, as millions of fans across the world know, every big-screen Bond since then has liked his martinis shaken – and his female leads stirringly glamorous.
