
Is there any cinema role more enduring and more iconic thanJames Bond? The suave 007, who first appeared in the pages of Ian Fleming’s 1953 novella Casino Royale, has become a box office juggernaut, thrilling audiences since 1962, when Sean Connery made his debut in Dr No.
Over the years, we’ve had baddies galore, heart-stopping action scenes, Bond girls aplenty and, of course, a succession of actors who have made the character their own. But who was the best?