How did the character of Moneypenny evolve from page to screen?
In light of the news that Naomie Harris has suggested an independent Moneypenny adventure, we delve into the character of M’s long-serving secretary and the other women of the MI6 offices – both in Fleming’s work and the film adaptations. We discuss the way the characters of Loelia Ponsonby, Mary Goodnight, and Miss Moneypenny merged to form the screen incarnation of the latter and Fleming’s grappling with the reception and characterisation of women in the workplace. Along the way we wonder where the other 00s have gone, stumble into Moneypenny’s wardrobe, and upon Desmond Llewelyn’s fridge, muse on Moneypenny’s missed opportunities, Rami Malek’s least-likely character name in No Time To Die, our Netflix spin-off that will never get made, catch up with Honey Ryder and her journey through the encyclopaedia, and return to the topics of unsurprising surprise castings, the attitudes of filmmakers and treating audiences with respect.
The recording took place on October 25th in the USA, Spain, and New Zealand.
Paul Atkinson and James Page are co-founders of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential
Bill Koenig runs the Spy Command at hmssweblog.wordpress.com
David Leigh runs thejamesbonddossier.com
Lisa Funnell (@CinemaOnFire) is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma
Ben Williams writes for MI6-HQ.com and MI6 Confidential
This podcast is copyright Pretitles LLC © 2019
Music credit 'Spy & Die' by Jay Man
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0097: White Cat Required
0096: Nearly Civilized
0095: Peak Performance
0094: Unsung Characters
0093: Not Turning Japanese
0092: No Prime To Die
0091: Art of Bond: Goldfinger I
0090: Watchalong with You Only Live Twice
0089: The Dalton Bounce
0088: Lock Down A-Z
0087: Essential Bond
0086: Watchalong with Spectre 2
0085: Art of Bond: Moonraker
0084: Watchalong with Spectre 1
0083: James Bond Jr Watchalong 2
0082: Art of Bond: From Russia With Love II
0081: Top 5 Bonds
0080: Art of Bond: From Russia, With Love
0079: What If?
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