Licence To Kill

The sounds, the settings, the looks, the lifestyle... These are the five guys who set the Bond blueprint.

Oscar winner on addiction, Che and werewolves...

For every elaborate Bond-movie death, there’s an almost-as-painful pay-off line. Don’t believe us? Well, let’s line up 20 of the best...

Arguably the most universal of the Brit stalwarts, Sean Connery talks exclusively about success, romance, Avengers, acshents, and how he definitely won’t but probably maybe might yet return as the archetypal Martini-swigger...

You’d expect no less from Bond’s 19th outing, The World Is Not Enough. And this time 007’s joined by Robert Carlyle’s pain-impervious super-baddie and Denise Richards as the world’s most improbable nuclear expert...

Fact or science-fiction? Total Film quizzes Science Museum curator David Rooney on the viability – and availability – of some of 007’s handiest gadgets.

32 facts, gaffes, double agents and almost bonds!

Age when cleared for duty: 43

We couldn’t be bothered to re-review all the Bond films again. So, we’ve applied a bit of science – well, rudimentary maths – to work out which is best...