The head of MI5 between 2002 and 2007 was once nearly thrown out of a pub after being mistaken for a prostitute whilst training to be a spy. In December 2013, Manningham-Buller guest presented Radio 4’s Today programme and interviewed an the actress who has played her fictional counterpart, Dame Judi Dench. Northampton born and the daughter of Viscount Dilhorne, the surname of this expert intelligence analyst’s husband has only ever been revealed as “David”. Spooky.
It is such a shame that James Bond 007 with a license to kill is fictional, modern day spies are useless and restraint by the European Union red tape. Even Pussy Galore seemed more authentic and effective and she was not mistaken for a prostitute despite her vulgar suggestive name.