But in 1951 it seems life in the shadows was less glamorous than a James Bond movie ... A 17-page official MI5 guide on ‘observation’ declassified today reveals that bosses considered the ...

Rookie wartime MI5 "watchers" were advised they needed to be prepared to offer a big tip if they had to tell a taxi driver to ...

Avoid false beards, carry plenty of spare change and know what to do when you need to tell a taxi driver "follow that cab!" - ...

The others are the Security Service MI5 and the Secret Intelligence Service MI6 (where James Bond works in the films). GCHQ specialises in gaining intelligence (useful information) from ...

The guidance is contained in a booklet for recruits during World War Two, which will go on display at the National Archives in Kew, west London Rookie wartime MI5 ... Unlike in James Bond films ...

Six spies from the UK's three intelligence agencies - MI5, GCHQ and MI6 - spoke to 5 ... foreign intelligence service - is like being James Bond It's not. Not even close. "We get that a lot ...

Rather than presenting spies as slick James Bond types, it portrays them as deeply flawed characters. MI5 stressed that staff will be working over the festive period to monitor national security.