I did enjoy the production, but there were quite a few schoolboy errors in it. Firstly, unless people were pretty savvy, Fleming talking about Nazi nuclear secrets would have gone over most peoples heads. It was generally referred to as 'Atomic' weaponry, not nuclear. The fireworks that exploded over London were clearly modern. Fireworks that existed in 1945 were pretty basic, just simple rockets, no more. The reference to 'The man that never was' was an attempt by British Intelligence under the command of Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu to fool the Germans into believing the invasion of Sicily would take place elsewhere. As far as we know, Fleming was never a part of this operation. That said, it was enjoyable hokum as clearly Fleming was unable to reveal much of what he did actually do when part of Military Intelligence. The period pieces were pretty much okay and the storyline was pacey and in parts, quite risqué. Although I ticked the spoilers box, maybe I'm being picky because I did watch all 4 episodes and I did enjoy them. By the way, Lara Pulver as Ann O'Neill was simply stunning.
Review of Fleming
