Isn’t it time for a black James Bond?

Why can't fiction's most famous secret agent be played by Idris Elba? Just use your imagination, writes Dr Edward Ademolu

Isn’t it time for a black James Bond?

Why can't fiction's most famous secret agent be played by Idris Elba? Just use your imagination, writes Dr Edward Ademolu

A black Bond? It’s an apparently unproblematic and straightforward question, right? Well, not quite. When suggested quite quizzically by a colleague, it sparked a series of reactionary positions in the staff room, especially from the 007 traditionalists.

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