Bill Tanner

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Bill Tanner is a recurring fictional British Secret Service official in the James Bond series, typically portrayed as M’s chief of staff and a close ally of 007.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf James Bond character
fictional character
affiliation MI6 NERFINISHED
Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Tanner NERFINISHED
appearsInFranchise James Bond NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre espionage
appearsInMedium comics
films
novels
radio
television
appearsInUniverse James Bond universe NERFINISHED
appearsInWork For Your Eyes Only (short story collection) NERFINISHED
associatedWithLocation MI6 headquarters NERFINISHED
basedIn London NERFINISHED
closeAllyOf James Bond NERFINISHED
commandLevel high-ranking staff officer
country United Kingdom
createdBy Ian Fleming NERFINISHED
employer M
fictionalStatus recurring character
firstAppearanceForm short story
firstAppearanceWork For Your Eyes Only NERFINISHED
gender male
genre spy fiction
hasAllegiance MI6 NERFINISHED
language English
loyalty Her Majesty's Government NERFINISHED
narrativeRole exposition provider
supporting character
nationality British
occupation British Secret Service official
portrayedAs bureaucratic but sympathetic
competent administrator
position Chief of Staff to M
relationshipToJamesBond friend
professional ally
relationshipToM trusted aide
reportsTo M NERFINISHED
roleInOrganization senior MI6 officer
worksInField intelligence
national security
worksWith Q Branch NERFINISHED

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