Fleming

2014 - 2014

Episode 1

29th January 2014

Episode 1

In London, 1938, Ian Fleming is a dissolute playboy, eclipsed by his dead war hero father and successful brother. While propping up the bar at a jazz club, he meets Ann O'Neill, an alluring socialite. Unlike many of his conquests, Ann is more than a match for him. She already has a husband and a lover, Esmond Rothermere. Fleming finds solace in the arms of a beautiful dispatch rider named Muriel. Following a frosty morning-after encounter with Muriel, Fleming's domineering mother secures him a job assisting Naval Intelligence's Admiral John Godfrey. He quickly incurs Godfrey's wrath when he cooks up an unorthodox scheme to get information from two captured German submariners. However, Fleming's valuable findings make it apparent that an imaginative approach could be just what the war effort requires.

Episode 2

5th February 2014

Episode 2

A mischievous Ann invites Fleming to Esmond's birthday party, and although Fleming has brought Muriel as his date, sexual chemistry sizzles between them. Meanwhile, France is looking like it's about to crumble against Nazi forces. Office bound and desperate to be a man of action, Fleming urgently tries to persuade Godfrey to send him to France to oversee the destruction of secret files at one of their bureaus. To his surprise, Godfrey accepts. Fleming sets-off on his mission, but when unexpected obstacles arise, how will he handle the dangerous consequences?

Episode 3

12th February 2014

Episode 3

While training at a camp in Canada (Camp X), the Americans ask Fleming to use his talents to write a blueprint for a Central Intelligence Agency. On his return to London, Fleming persuades Godfrey to form the 30 Assault Unit - a group of the toughest soldiers prepared to play dirty, with Fleming serving as commanding officer. He believes the new unit of Intelligence Commandos is the key to beating the Nazis. Meanwhile, Fleming continues his relationship with Ann, but refuses to consider taking it to the next level, while Rothermere makes it clear he intends to win her over once and for all.

Episode 4

19th February 2014

Episode 4

The war is nearly over, but Fleming is convinced the Nazis are hiding nuclear plans and that the British need to find them before the Russians. Finally, Fleming is granted permission to go to Germany to attempt to retrieve the plans. He succeeds in tracking down the documents, but comes face to face with The Werewolves (renegade German soldiers who will die before giving up the cause). Back in London, celebrations are underway, but the arrival of peace also means wartime relationships will have to be reassessed. Will Fleming and Ann finally find a way to be together? Moreover, with the war in its final throes, Fleming's days in Naval Intelligence are numbered - what other ways will he find to channel his ingenuity and imagination?

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Dominic Cooper•Lara Pulver•Samuel West

Drama War & Politics

Set at the outbreak of WWII – mischievous playboy Ian Fleming is untroubled by the specter of impending war – chasing women, collecting rare books and living off his family fortune. Forever in the shadow of his brother Peter, and an eternal disappointment to his formidable mother Eve, Fleming dreams of becoming the ‘ultimate’ man – a hero, a lover, a brute and the one who always gets the girl. He is finally given some direction in his life when he’s recruited by the Director of Naval Intelligence to help in the effort against the Nazis. Suddenly, Fleming finds his chance to shine and prove his worth.

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Dominic Cooper Image

Dominic Cooper

Ian Fleming

Lara Pulver Image

Lara Pulver

Ann O'Neill

Samuel West Image

Samuel West

Rear Admiral John Godfrey

Anna Chancellor Image

Anna Chancellor

Second Officer Monday

Rupert Evans Image

Rupert Evans

Peter Fleming

Lesley Manville Image

Lesley Manville

Evelyn Fleming

Pip Torrens Image

Pip Torrens

Esmond Rothermere

Camilla Rutherford Image

Camilla Rutherford

Loelia, Duchess of Westminster

Annabelle Wallis Image

Annabelle Wallis

Muriel Wright

Stanley Townsend Image

Stanley Townsend

Colonel William Donovan

Antonia Thomas Image

Antonia Thomas

Jazz Singer

Harry Treadaway Image

Harry Treadaway

Sub Lieutenant Hepworth

Michael Maloney Image

Michael Maloney

Rear Admiral Rushbrooke

Eric Meyers Image

Eric Meyers

Colonel William Stephenson

Caroline Boulton Image

Caroline Boulton

Janet

Dean Lennox Kelly Image

Dean Lennox Kelly

Sergeant Dixon