RE: The second chapter of Casino Royale is titled “Dossier for M”.
Thanks. How’s the character like? Is it anywhere like Judy Dench? The steely, don’t-care-if-your-agent-dies-as-long-as- the-mission-is-accomplished, type of woman?
Yes. However M, a man, was close to becoming
Fifth Sea Lord, but chose to run the 00 section (not MI6 - this is not true that Bond worked for MI6 despite what the fanboys say). He actually had credibility. In beginning of
Dr No after Bond is medically cleared by Sir James Mollony to return by active duty, after recovering for six months after bond's near death in
From Russia with Love, Mollony wants Bond to to do light duty while M is skeptical. M tells Mollony quoting Dr Peter Steincrohn that a man can live withot a "Gall bladder, spleen, tonsiles, appendix, one of his two kidneys, one of his lungs, etc".