Judi Dench says Daniel Craig suggested killing off her Bond character M
The gist
Judi Dench writes in her memoir that Daniel Craig suggested having her Bond character M killed.
The memoir lands as the search for Craig's Bond successor continues.
How it unfolded
- Nov 3, 2026Judi Dench's memoir "Is It Too Late to Make a Run For It?" is published by St. Martin's Press, including an excerpt on her Bond years in which she says it was Daniel Craig's idea to have her killed.
- Nov 3, 2026The journalist who revealed Daniel Craig's Bond casting in 2005 says he knows who the next Bond is.
- Nov 3, 2026Josh O'Connor reacts to Bond rumours at the opening of the Everyman Theatre's new education and community centre in his hometown.
Key terms
- MI5
- The United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, part of its intelligence machinery.
Source: Wikipedia