Poll Results: Who's the best Bond?

Well, the results are in. It was a close call, but, according to you, the reader, the best 007 of the past 50 years is none other than… Pierce Brosnan.

While not my first choice, that’s the point of polls; to see what everyone else thinks. Good old reliable Pierce pipped Craig and Connery to the post by just one and two votes respectively, with George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton bringing up the rear with two, four and six votes of a total 48.

In all honesty, the results have been pretty predictable. The overwhelming turnout has obviously been for the more recent incarnations, as a younger film audience is more likely to have seen their efforts. Then there’s the vote for the original; the staple classic, Sean Connery.

Perhaps most surprising were the six votes for Timothy Dalton - having starred in just two films, The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill, Dalton’s is perhaps not the face that instantly springs to mind with the classic line: “Bond. James Bond.” Perhaps it’s a testament to his legacy, then, that he managed to gain 12% of the vote off the back of two films.

Conversely, George Lazenby, who took up the 007 mantle for just a singular outing with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, drew a measly two votes - 4% of the overall turnout. So not quite the impact he’d hoped to have. Though he does have some defenders - Edward Wilkinson, 21, said: “I think it's ridiculous how underappreciated Dalton and Lazenby are. They were both a class act.”

With new Bond film Skyfall due for release towards the end of 2012, perhaps Craig can turn around the disappointment felt after Quantum of Solace and edge out a win over Brosnan in a future poll. After all, where Pierce had a good four films to establish himself in the role, Daniel’s only had two. Plenty of time left to prove himself - though, with 25% of the vote, he’s clearly gone some way towards that goal already.

Skyfall is due in cinemas on 26^th October 2012. Until then, you’ve got a whole 22 Bond films to plough through. It’s Britain’s biggest spy film franchise, and it’s about to turn 50…

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Poll: Who's your favourite Bond?

2012 marks 50 years since the release of the first James Bond film, Dr. No, directed by Terence Young and with Sean Connery in the starring role.

Connery was to carry on as 007 for another 9 or 21 years (depending on whether you count Never Say Never Again), and since then a whole host of rugged but suave (or if you'd rather, shaken not stirred) actors have taken on the role of Britain's most famous spy.

So Cryteria asks: who's your favourite Bond? Do you revel in the nostalgia of Sean Connery and Roger Moore? Or are you all about the here and now; is Daniel Craig the man to get the series back on track after the disappointing Quantum of Solace, or should someone else take over?

Well, maybe that's a question for another poll. But for now, have a glance to the right of this page and cast your vote for your favourite Bond. The poll closes on March 8th at 5pm, and the winner will be announced the following day.

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