''Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond'' is a 2014 British television miniseries of four instalments detailing the military career of

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creator

Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar ''James Bond'' series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his ...

. The somewhat fictionalised biography spans the period from 1938 to 1952, dwelling on Fleming's romantic adventures as well as his espionage for the

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. Actor

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stars as Fleming, while

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plays his love interest, Ann O'Neill.

Cast

as Ann O'Neill *

Samuel West Samuel Alexander Joseph West (born 19 June 1966) is an English actor, theatre director, and narrator. He has directed on stage and radio, and worked as an actor in theatre, film, television, and radio. West was nominated for the BAFTA Award f ...

as Rear Admiral John Godfrey *

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as Second Officer Monday *

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as Peter Fleming *

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as Evelyn Fleming *

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as Esmond Rothermere *

Annabelle Wallis Annabelle Frances Wallis (born 5 September 1984) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jane Seymour in Showtime (TV network), Showtime's period drama ''The Tudors'' (2009–2010), Grace Burgess in the BBC drama ''Peaky Blinders (T ...

as Muriel Wright *

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as Bomber Harris *

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as Edmund Rushbrooke *

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Episodes

Series 1 (2014)

Release dates

The miniseries premiered on US television 29 January 2014, and on 12 February on UK television.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* BBC America original programming Works about Ian Fleming Television series set in the 1930s Television series set in the 1940s Television series set in the 1950s British spy television series James Bond television films {{US-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub