Eva Green’s progression from Bond girl to veteran spy is probably unique among beauties who have previous on the long-running film franchise. She has a very curious cut-glass voice, suggesting exoticism (to go with her overt eroticism), but it is a little distracting and she has not yet captured for me the easy-going naturalism she possessed in 2006’s Casino Royale. That said, in Spooks she is in a superior drama and is certainly a better showcase for her considerable talents than the largely disappointing and frustrating Camelot. I look forward to seeing her screen yumminess in future episodes whilst knowing that at any time her character might be bumped off by the screenwriters.

On other observations, I saw a one-legged pigeon (talon missing, with a stump above what would be the knee) showing that he was just as passionate about a female pigeon as a two-footed male rival and prepared to mix it up to indulge in carnality with her. Also, our cat, about to lick his hind leg paw, suddenly yawned, giving the impression that he was being very good-mannered in covering his mouth.