I doubt it. George Smiley is generally held up as a more representative figure, though I suspect (without any personal knowledge or evidence) he also is more a

I doubt it. George Smiley is generally held up as a more representative figure, though I suspect (without any personal knowledge or evidence) he also is more a useful focal point for stories in which the supporting colleagues have more in common with their real life counterparts than either the owlish Smiley or the predator Bond. Eg. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/28/mi6-boss-george-smiley-better-role-model-agents-james-bond https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/28/mi6-boss-geo...