I am, of course, still a huge James Bond fan, and I’m sure like many Bond fans I’m beginning to wonder more and more when we’ll see the return of our favourite spy. I know I’ve written about this before, but it has now been three years since Daniel Craig’s final Bond outing, No Time To Die, so isn’t it time to see the resumption of cinema’s greatest franchise? After all, Craig was first announced as the sixth actor to play Bond in October 2005, three years after Pierce Brosnan’s final, Die Another Day. We’ve recently seen a bit of a Bond drought, possibly due to events like the pandemic, so I’m pretty sure the guys at EON productions will be eager to resume services.

Then again, Craig’s innings was such a success, and he made such a mark on the series and character, that recasting it will be harder than ever. Whoever they choose will have bigger shoes to fill than any of his predecessors, particularly given the scrutiny and negativity Craig himself received when he was first selected. Yet that is what will make the choice so interesting, and for my money I suspect we’ll hear something about it quite soon, possibly this autumn. After all the trouble the world has seen in the past few years, I think we could do with some more martini-fuelled escapism.