Video: Chas and Jimmy review Operation Mincemeat
Wartime espionage, the stiff upper lip ingenuity of brave British servicemen and women, Hitler’s gullibility and the blueprint for 007 were all present and correct in Operation Mincemeat.
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Scorcese and Depalma thoroughly enjoyed the spy drama – which details the biggest deception in the history of warfare – and the performances of the leading characters, including the one and only Colin Firth.
And if anyone wants to find out the origins of James Bond they should go and watch this film.
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