Q's wORLD OF DEVICES, ARMOURY,CARS AND GADGETS
Major Boothroyd (also known as Q) appeared in almost every James Bond 007 movie. Here the alphabet 'Q' also stands for Quartermaster. 'Q' is the head of the 'Q' Branch (or later the 'Q' division) of the British Secret Service. The Q Branch is responsible for research and development. The only movie exceptions where Q didn't make an appearance was Live and let die, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Almost in all of James Bond 007's missions, Q was responsible for providing James Bond with gadgets, equipments and vehicles that helped 007 to complete his missions and survive them. The character of 'Q' was portrayed by Peter Burton (1962), Desmond Llewelyn (1963-1999), John Cleese (2002) and Ben Whishaw (2012-current). Click on the images below to view the men behind the innovation.
 Peter Burton (1962)Peter Burton made his only appearance as 'Q' with Sir Sean Connery as James Bond 007 in the movie Dr. No (1962) |  Desmond Llewelyn (1963-1999)Desmond Llewelyn starred as 'Q' from 1963 to 1999. He made his first appearance in that role in the movie From Russia with love (1963) and last appearance in The World is not enough (1999). He starred alongside Sir Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Sir Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. |  John Cleese (2002)John Cleese made his only appearance as 'Q' with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007 in the movie Die another day in 2002. However in he made a brief appearance as Q's assistant, 'R' in the movie The world is not enough in 1999. |
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 Ben Whishaw (2012-current)Ben Whishaw as 'Q' alongside Daniel Craig as James Bond 007 in the move Skyfall (2012). |
