10 Greatest British Film Dynamic Duos

7. James Bond and Q (MI6 Secret Agent/MI6 Gadget Man, 20 collaborations)

Alright, the other glamor couple. James Bond: MI6's go to spy. Q: MI6's go to gadget guy. Since Q's appearance proper in From Russia With Love (a very underrated Bond flick), giving Bond his very own tricked out suitcase, his devices have single-handily saved everyone's favorite secret agent man time after time. Their exchanges are timeless, playing like the concerned father giving his son his first car, a car with bullet proof glass, machine guns and ejector seats. Most memorable played by the late Desmond Llewelyn, Q would tirelessly think of any and all instances that Bond would need something extra to resolve the situation. For everyone that describes James Bond as a loner, think of all the instances where Q's devices have worked, perfectly I might add, to turn a certain defeat to victory. In the trailer for the most recent James Bond movie, Skyfall, the codename Q is finally revealed to mean "quartermaster"...I always thought it was a play on the phrase "He's right on cue", in that he's dependable. I guess quartermaster works too.
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