Comments on: No Villiers for Bond 22 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/ No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to blog! Wed, 20 May 2009 16:33:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Molly http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6810 Molly Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:36:41 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6810 Agreee with jct comments about Tobias I wonder what happened to villiers, why waste a good actor Agreee with jct comments about Tobias

I wonder what happened to villiers, why waste a good actor

]]> By: Bill Tanner to return! « Ultimate James Bond Fan Blog http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6567 Bill Tanner to return! « Ultimate James Bond Fan Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6567 [...] by Deborah Lipp on January 25, 2008 As I have been complaining about the lack of a cast of regulars at MI6, I’m delighted to learn that Chief of Staff Bill [...] [...] by Deborah Lipp on January 25, 2008 As I have been complaining about the lack of a cast of regulars at MI6, I’m delighted to learn that Chief of Staff Bill [...]

]]> By: jct http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6160 jct Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:33:00 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6160 Check out HBO's "Rome" season 1 and season 2 DVDs (unabridged version). Tobias Menzies played Marcus Junius Brutus. He was also in Foyle's War, Midsommer Murders, Casualty, Relief of Belsen, ITV's Persuasion (Jane Austen Season) and has a small part as the naval officer at Dunkirk beach in Atonement. He does a lot of stage work, and has worked with top British directors and actors, to uniformly glowing reviews. He is a noted classical actor. Villiers was more than a secretary - he was an executive aide of sorts to an important official. In the backstory, Villiers could probably have an Oxbridge undergraduate degree, with an advanced degree from the London School of Economics. He reminds me of the government aides I see here in Washington DC. A government executive/administrative aide is a very responsible position to hold - I know: my husband, when he was a commander in the Navy, was the executive aide to an Assistant Secretary of the Navy (US). Check out HBO’s “Rome” season 1 and season 2 DVDs (unabridged version). Tobias Menzies played Marcus Junius Brutus. He was also in Foyle’s War, Midsommer Murders, Casualty, Relief of Belsen, ITV’s Persuasion (Jane Austen Season) and has a small part as the naval officer at Dunkirk beach in Atonement. He does a lot of stage work, and has worked with top British directors and actors, to uniformly glowing reviews. He is a noted classical actor.

Villiers was more than a secretary – he was an executive aide of sorts to an important official. In the backstory, Villiers could probably have an Oxbridge undergraduate degree, with an advanced degree from the London School of Economics. He reminds me of the government aides I see here in Washington DC. A government executive/administrative aide is a very responsible position to hold – I know: my husband, when he was a commander in the Navy, was the executive aide to an Assistant Secretary of the Navy (US).

]]> By: Deborah Lipp http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6145 Deborah Lipp Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:09:41 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6145 Well-thought-out reply, Jct. I haven't seen this actor in anything else, I'll have to look into his resumé. Well-thought-out reply, Jct. I haven’t seen this actor in anything else, I’ll have to look into his resumé.

]]> By: jct http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6136 jct Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:08:31 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6136 I am very disappointed that Villiers will not reappear, and agree with the poster - you need a set cast of characters for backstory. Villiers was a nice contrast to Bond, and worked well with Judi Dench as M, and the role was realistic in portraying the administrative aides to high government officials. How can Villiers not reappear when the plot of Bond 22 is supposed to be a direct follow-on to Casino Royale? Also, if M has a woman as her assistant, MI6 would feel too "feminized", and even in 2008, that just would not be realistic. Menzies was not allowed to showcase his talents in the role of Villiers, but he is an extraordinary actor. I am very disappointed that Villiers will not reappear, and agree with the poster – you need a set cast of characters for backstory. Villiers was a nice contrast to Bond, and worked well with Judi Dench as M, and the role was realistic in portraying the administrative aides to high government officials. How can Villiers not reappear when the plot of Bond 22 is supposed to be a direct follow-on to Casino Royale? Also, if M has a woman as her assistant, MI6 would feel too “feminized”, and even in 2008, that just would not be realistic. Menzies was not allowed to showcase his talents in the role of Villiers, but he is an extraordinary actor.

]]> By: Deborah Lipp http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6049 Deborah Lipp Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:33:52 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6049 Peter, you totally cheer me up. Peter, you totally cheer me up.

]]> By: peter http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6047 peter Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:39:05 +0000 http://ultimatejamesbond.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/no-villiers-for-bond-22/#comment-6047 Just to keep on track with my theory: Villiers is gone because M's new assistant, Miss Moneypenny will be taking over the reigns. Just to keep on track with my theory: Villiers is gone because M’s new assistant, Miss Moneypenny will be taking over the reigns.

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