in james bond, does anyone know what 'M's real name is?

Answer 1

In Ian Fleming's novels, M's real name is Rear Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG; the name, hinted at throughout the series, was finally revealed in The Man with the Golden Gun, Fleming's final novel. In the films, only his first name Miles was revealed (in The Spy Who Loved Me), and he also has the rank of Rear Admiral. It is assumed that the first M of the films, as played by Bernard Lee, and that of Fleming's books are the same person. Most notably, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, M is portrayed at his home, Quarterdeck, with his idiosyncratic domestic arrangements transferred intact from the novel.

In the novels, M clearly has a liking for Bond, and they have obviously had a long professional relationship. M bends the rules for Bond on several occasions. For instance in the short story For Your Eyes Only, Bond agrees to carry out a private assassination for M, while in The Man with the Golden Gun, Bond attempts to assassinate M himself; this is as a result of extreme Soviet brainwashing and M insists that Bond be rehabilitated rather than punished. In the first post-Fleming book, Colonel Sun, M is kidnapped from Quarterdeck and Bond goes to great lengths to rescue him. In the later books, written by John Gardner, M/Messervy protects Bond from the new, less aggressive climate in the Secret Service, saying that "sometime this country will need a blunt instrument." In the movies, their relationship is similar.

M was played by Bernard Lee from the first Bond movie, Dr. No, until Moonraker (1979). Lee died in 1981 and, out of respect, the character was removed from that year's For Your Eyes Only (1981), with his lines given to either his Chief of Staff or Q. The film version of Dr. No suggests that Messervy is a relatively recent appointee to the position of M (he boasts about his ability to reduce the number of operative casualties since taking the job), suggesting someone else held the job before him. Gardner makes references to M's predecessors in Scorpius, again suggesting that Messervy is not the first M. Also, in the film version of Dr. No, M is heard to call himself head of MI7 (the actor originally said MI6, but for reasons unknown was overdubbed with the now-fictional MI7 prior to the film's release); this contradicts later films that state he is in charge of MI6.

Messervy in real life

The character of M is apocryphally based on Rear Admiral John H. Godfrey, Director of the British Department of Naval Intelligence during World War II. During this time, Fleming was his assistant. Godfrey and Fleming were close friends and on first name terms, unlike M and Bond in the novels. Other names that have from time to time been referenced as a possible resemblance include Maxwell Knight, former head of counter-subversion in MI5, and Maurice Buckmaster, head of Section F of the SOE.

Fleming biographer John Pearson states in his 1966 book The Life of Ian Fleming that M may in fact be based on Fleming's own mother:

"There is reason for thinking that a more telling lead to the real identity of M lies in the fact that as a boy Fleming often called his mother M. [...] While Fleming was young, his mother was certainly one of the few people he was frightened of, and her sternness toward him, her unexplained demands, and her remorseless insistence on success find a curious and constant echo in the way M handles that hard-ridden, hard-killing agent, 007."

Answer 2

In the movies, the character's real name is never revealed. In Casino Royale, Daniel Craig implies that her real name does begin with "M."

In Ian Fleming's last novel, The Man With the Golden Gun, M's name is revealed as Admiral Sir Miles Messervy.

Answer 3

The other posters were incorrect when they said M and Q never had their names identified.

In the Ian Flemming novels M's real name is Rear Admiral Sir Miles Messervy. His/Her real name is never given in the movies.

In the novels and the movies Q's name was Major Boothroyd (no first name was ever given)

Also, no offense to Wizkid, but he is way off. Albert Broccoli did not create Bond. Ian Flemming did. Ian Flemming was a British author and was himself a Naval Intelligence officer during WWII. Albert Broccoli was the man who produced most of the Bond movies.

Answer 4

M is actually the first intial of her name. James Bond discovers this when he breaks into her house. If James Bond ever speaks her name, she will have him killed. So the world will never know M's true name I'm afraid.

Answer 5

Albert Broccoli (creator of James Bond) has never said what "Q" And "M" Stands for as it is the secret service and they all have codenames. I.e 007. Some people think "M" is Moneypenny but no she is the receptionist that James flirts with when going for a assignment. Thanks happy new year

Answer 6

I haven't read the books, but will trust that the real name of M is unknown in book format... For those of us old enough to remember when the current "M" made her appearance in the film versions... I believe it was Judi Dench who played secretary Moneypenny in at least one of the Bond films before she was revealed as M...

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Answer 8

The real name of M is never revealed.He is the head of the 00 division of the British secret service

Answer 9

There is quite a big clue in the book The Fourth Protocol, by Frederick Forsyth. It doesn't say exactly, but it helps you make an educated guess.

I will leave it there, and let you to go and read it. Enjoy...

Answer 10

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