He lived it before he wrote it.

Set at the outbreak of WWII – mischievous playboy Ian Fleming is untroubled by the specter of impending war – chasing women, collecting rare books and living off his family fortune. Forever in the shadow of his brother Peter, and an eternal disappointment to his formidable mother Eve, Fleming dreams of becoming the ‘ultimate’ man – a hero, a lover, a brute and the one who always gets the girl. He is finally given some direction in his life when he’s recruited by the Director of Naval Intelligence to help in the effort against the Nazis. Suddenly, Fleming finds his chance to shine and prove his worth.

Cast

Dominic Cooper

Ian Fleming

Lara Pulver

Ann O'Neill

Samuel West

Rear Admiral John Godfrey

Anna Chancellor

Second Officer Monday

Rupert Evans

Peter Fleming

Lesley Manville

Evelyn Fleming

Pip Torrens

Esmond Rothermere

Camilla Rutherford

Loelia, Duchess of Westminster

Annabelle Wallis

Muriel Wright

Stanley Townsend

Colonel William Donovan

Antonia Thomas

Jazz Singer

Harry Treadaway

Sub Lieutenant Hepworth

Michael Maloney

Rear Admiral Rushbrooke

Eric Meyers

Colonel William Stephenson

Caroline Boulton

Janet

Dean Lennox Kelly

Sergeant Dixon

Tim Woodward

Air Chief Marshall 'Bomber' Harris

J

János Füzi

Nazy Sympathiser

Seasons

4 episodes

Season 12014 · 4 episodes