Heavy-drinking Bond could not have functioned as top spy, say researchers

Fictional spy James Bond was a regular drink driver who often drank more than four times the weekly recommended limit of alcohol, according to researchers.

Heavy-drinking Bond could not have functioned as top spy, say researchers

Fictional spy James Bond was a regular drink driver who often drank more than four times the weekly recommended limit of alcohol, according to researchers.

The experts said that although they appreciated the pressures to drink “when working with international terrorists and high stakes gamblers”, they would advise Bond seek help for how much he drinks.

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