4 Quintessentially British Films

4. Skyfall

Kicking off the list is the most iconic British movie character of all time, most known for his secret agent antics, overt womanising and liver-killing boozing. Bond has been on some intense adventures throughout his career and it's hard to think of one that's even intenser than his 2015 Daniel Craig-led British-set masterpiece, Skyfall.

As it is set mainly in Britain, he's tasked with investigating a new threat to MI6 and protecting his boss and the closest thing to a parental figure he has in the form Judi Dench's M. Several scrapes with death occur down in the nation's capitol of London, and the pair are forced to travel to bonny Scotland to prepare for a final confrontation.

The film does a marvellous job showing the desperation of MI6 and M in trying to bring down this new enemy, with Bond MIA presumed KIA, but it also goes to great lengths to exemplify the British will to persevere through the hardest and most challenging times.

This unique antagonist in the form of Javier Bardem's Silva is creepy yet captivating, having internal knowledge of the organisation and so is in an alarming position to strike at their weakest links. But the protagonists come together, and persevere through the toughest obstacles Silva throws up, though not without consequences which the Brits are great at showing.

The UK is a country that has seen its fair share of hardships and unrest, so to see one of its greatest fictional icons deal with a similar scenario is nothing short of inspiring. Skyfall may not be the oldest Bond, but it certainly encapsulates what is so idealised about the character and the country - an unbreakable willpower and a continuous need to succeed.