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stunts are anything but. This might be a very modern Bond, but he’s still Bond. And because this is an anniversary film, fans will see constant references to the heritage – whether it’s in the villain’s lair or the locations, they’re shadowing previous incarnations of these stories to create something new, something bigger.

Jamaica is key for a reason – not only was it where creator Ian Fleming had his Goldeneye home but key scenes in both Dr No (1962) and Live And Let Die (1973) were also filmed there. While for Madeleine’s childhood home in Norway, they did something that had never been done before – they built a house on a lake. London, as ever, remains key with troops from the Household Cavalry making a cameo.

Meanwhile, the effects are spectacular. In a particularly dramatic sequence a trawler rolls over and sinks. And one of the final scenes is simply explosive. Spectre won a Guinness World Record for the biggest explosion in film history with 32.6kg