UK Sunday papers go big on Sean Connery’s death

More than anywhere else in the world, James Bond is a cultural phenomenon in the UK.

Bond is entwined in many people’s childhoods, with memories of rainy bank holidays in front of the television as a Bond film came on ITV.

So it is little surprise that the Sunday newspapers this morning, a day after his death, splashed features across the front page about Sean Connery.

Here are some of them:

 

 

 

 

David Leigh founded The James Bond Dossier in 2002. A fan of 007 since the age of 8, he is also author of The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond. You can order a copy here if you don't own it already.

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