James Bond was based on a real spy.
see below:
“For those wanting to know the real-life inspiration for Ian Fleming’s James Bond, here it is —
the remarkable life of British double-agent Dusko Popov, the Serbian playboy who enjoyed
an extravagant lifestyle during World War II serving the British MI5 and MI6, the German
Abwehr and the FBI.Jun 25, 2016
https://www.usatoday.com/www.usatoday.com › story › life › books › 2016/06/25 › into-the-lions-...
The life of Serbian spy Dusko Popov, the real 007
There must be real women spies for sure, so it would had been better and believable if one were to write a story of those women.
I don’t like the adaptation of the original James Bond changed to reflect a women spy as it would smack of plagiarism yes, or no?