TV series · 2014
Fleming
“He lived it before he wrote it.”
First aired 29 January 2014 Drama / War & Politics TMDB ↗
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.
FR·01
How old were they?
Pip Torrens
as Esmond Rothermere
Samuel West
as Rear Admiral John Godfrey
Rupert Evans
as Peter Fleming
Camilla Rutherford
as Loelia, Duchess of Westminster
Dominic Cooper
as Ian Fleming
Lara Pulver
as Ann O'Neill
Harry Treadaway
as Sub Lieutenant Hepworth
Antonia Thomas
as Jazz Singer
Eric Meyers
as Colonel William Stephenson
Caroline Boulton
as Janet
