Is James Bond’s Q Based On A Real Person? Inspiration Explained

Q is responsible for making sure that James Bond is always prepared for every mission, but was he based on a real person? Fans have postulated the inspirations behind 007 for decades, with everyone from Serbian double agent Dusko Popov to Flemings’ dashing brother being cited, and it’s believed Q also has roots in the real world. As the head of Q Branch, the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service, he oversaw everything Bond needed in the field, and was most often played by Desmond Llewelyn in the Eon Bond era from 1963 until 1999, and Ben Whishaw in the Daniel Craig era.