Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond is a 2014 British television miniseries of four instalments detailing the military career of James Bond creator Ian Fleming. The somewhat fictionalised biography spans the period from 1938 to 1952, dwelling on Fleming's romantic adventures as well as his espionage for the Royal Navy. Actor Dominic Cooper stars as Fleming, while Lara Pulver plays his love interest, Ann O'Neill.
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Cast
Dominic Cooper as Ian Fleming
Lara Pulver as Ann O'Neill
Samuel West as Rear Admiral John Godfrey
Anna Chancellor as Second Officer Monday
Rupert Evans as Peter Fleming
Lesley Manville as Evelyn Fleming
Pip Torrens as Esmond Rothermere
Annabelle Wallis as Muriel Wright
Camilla Rutherford as Loelia Lindsay
Tim Woodward as Bomber Harris
Stanley Townsend as William J. Donovan
Michael Maloney as Edmund Rushbrooke
Aurélien Recoing as François Darlan
Release dates
The miniseries premiered on US television 29 January 2014, and on 12 February on UK television.