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'''James Stirling''' was an agent of the English government sent to [[France]] to learn the government's post-[[French Revolution|Revolutionary]] plans for England. Posing as government official '''Lemaitre''', he had access to First Deputy [[Maximilien Robespierre]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] passed on a message from [[Webster (The Reign of Terror)|Webster]] to Stirling. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'') | '''James Stirling''' was an agent of the English government sent to [[France]] to learn the government's post-[[French Revolution|Revolutionary]] plans for England. Posing as government official '''Lemaitre''', he had access to First Deputy [[Maximilien Robespierre]]. [[Ian Chesterton]] passed on a message from [[Webster (The Reign of Terror)|Webster]] to Stirling. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
The [[info text]] on the [[DVD]] release of ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'' alleges that this spy's name is a play on [[James Bond]]. {{wi|Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger}} was in full production at the time that ''Reign'' was, and so writer [[Dennis Spooner]] called his character ''Stirling'', half of the phrase "sterling bond", a common financial term for a {{w|Bond (finance)|bond}} issued in [[Pound Sterling|pounds]]. | |||
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Revision as of 04:27, 17 February 2013
James Stirling was an agent of the English government sent to France to learn the government's post-Revolutionary plans for England. Posing as government official Lemaitre, he had access to First Deputy Maximilien Robespierre. Ian Chesterton passed on a message from Webster to Stirling. (TV: The Reign of Terror)
Behind the scenes
The info text on the DVD release of The Reign of Terror alleges that this spy's name is a play on James Bond. Goldfinger was in full production at the time that Reign was, and so writer Dennis Spooner called his character Stirling, half of the phrase "sterling bond", a common financial term for a bond issued in pounds.
