If it weren’t for an inexplicable no-show in Live and Let Die, the incomparable Desmond Llewellyn would have starred in eighteen consecutive Bond films as the cantankerous old quartermaster with an insatiable love of gadgets. Thankfully, seventeen movies is more than enough to make him top of the pile – and the possibility of anyone beating his record number of appearances in a single role is about as likely as another actor ever being considered the definitive Q.

Best moment: One of the few worthy scenes in For Your Eyes Only is Bond entering a confessional booth in Greece and saying, ‘Forgive me father, for I have sinned.’ The panel slides back to reveal Q on the other side: ‘That’s putting it mildly, 007…’

Michael G. Wilson (15 cameo appearances, 1964-2012)

Lois Maxwell (14 appearances as Miss Moneypenny, 1962-1985)

Bernard Lee (11 appearances as M, 1962-1979)

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