11. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Roger Moore’s third adventure has the best opening 15 minutes of any Bond film – Roger (well, a stuntman) skis off the 2,000ft Mount Asgard and reveals a Union Flag parachute, before Carly Simon belts out the epic Bond ballad ‘Nobody Does It Better’. From there, 007 travels to the Pyramids to fight Jaws, rescues a nuclear submarine, and smooches KGB Agent Triple X (Barbara Bach). That’ll be the spy who loved him, then.

The Style: A dinner suit with extra-wide lapels and generously flared trousers

The Car: A Lotus Esprit that turns into a submarine. Naturally

The Gadget: A ski pole that doubles up as a rifle.

The One-Liner: “What do you think you’re doing, 007?” exclaims M, upon finding Bond and Triple X in a compromising position. “Keeping the British end up, sir.”

10. GoldenEye (1995)

Brosnan’s debut was a big hit and the nineties nostalgia is strong (partly thanks to the classic N64 game). There’s big action as Bond bungees down a 700ft dam and joyrides a tank – plus, the lethally sexy Famke Janssen as thigh-crushing villainess Xenia Onatopp. It tries to examine 007 for being a misogynistic dinosaur, but in hindsight, the bum-pinching cheekiness of this lads’ era Bond has more in common with Roger Moore than it realized.

The Style: A Brioni suit with finely detailed navy birdseye pattern. Accessorized with a massive gun

The Car: Aston Martin DB5

The Gadget: Ball point pen with a class-4 grenade

The One-Liner: “One rises to meet a challenge.” Alright 007, we get the idea

9. The Living Daylights (1987)

After the campy froth of Roger Moore’s later years, it was time for a change of tone. Timothy Dalton steps into Bond’s shoes for a darker, grittier performance that’s more in line with the 007 from Ian Fleming’s books – though there’s still some excellent silliness when Bond slides down an icy mountain on a cello case. Eighties pop maestros A-Ha provide a hearty synth banger.