A chap at the door. ‘They’re ready for you on set, Mr Connery.’
He smiled. ‘Mr. Connery.’ No one had called him that when he had been riding round Edinburgh on a horse drawn cart delivering milk. Back then he’d been plain ‘Tam’.
A lot had happened since then.
There was talk of a sequel if this spy film was a hit. It all seemed a bit far-fetched to him, but it was a leading role, the pay cheque was decent and he was getting a few weeks of sun in Jamaica.
He stepped out into the warm midday heat, with clear blue sky overhead.
You didn’t get much of this in Edinburgh either.
Written for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The idea is to write a short story of 100 words based on the photo prompt (above).
At the weekend, Sir Sean Connery passed away at the age of 90. It’s hard to quantify how much of an influence his life had on me – from his film acting and my obsession with James Bond, but also his love of Scotland and the type of no nonsense Scottishness he embodied. Thomas Sean Connery famously started out as a milkman after leaving school, and worked as a coffin buffer, joined the navy and came 3rd in Mr Universe before finding acting. The rest is history. So effortlessly cool, such presence, that voice. The title of Greatest Living Scotsman is now vacant.

To read stories of 100 words based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.
59 responses to “BIG TAM”
Nishe one, Iain.
I am sure Mishter Bond ish nodding sherenely from hish tartan cloud.
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I read this in his unmistakable accent 🙂
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As I knew you would, Iain. Our own tribute to the great man.
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We’ll no see his like again
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Of that we can be sure.
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Dear Iain,
The world has been both shaken and stirred. I love this story on so many levels.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you Rochelle. It is the most emotional I have been learning about the death of someone I have never even met!
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He has touched our hearts for decades. His movies are timeless and he will live on.
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I’m planning a marathon watch of some of his best films 🙂
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Great way to remember the star.
He will live on.
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Thanks Anita
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What a fitting tribute to Sean Connery, Iain. The role which skyrocketed his career. He was and has always been my favorite 007. I was saddened to hear of his passing. He will always be remembered as Bond, James Bond.
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Thank you 🙂
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Thanks for this tribute to a great actor, one of my favorites. There’s never been another James. Bond to match him!
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Completely agree. Thanks Linda
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Great tribute. I think Billy Connelly now holds the title. About time Glasgow got some love.
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You could be right, as a proud Glaswegian I’m all for giving Glasgow some love! Alas The Big Yin is also struggling with health these days, but I hope he’s got a few more years left in him yet.
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Yeah. Craig Ferguson isn’t ready yet.
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We can do better than that, surely! 😉
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At a personal level, he didn’t ‘float my boat’. But there were few more entertaining actors of his generation and this is a lovely tribute.
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Thanks Sandra. I can understand that view, in many ways, I’m surprised that he was so successful with that certain Scottish harshness and roughness – perhaps that what made him and his success so unique.
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Nice tribute. The news brought a lump to my throat, and I don’t usually emote about people I don’t know personally.
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I felt the exact same way Liz.
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I’ll bet he charmed many as the milkman called Tam, too.(pictures his smiling sideshot)
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Oh yeah, I bet he was popular on his round with the housewives!! 😉
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‘Zackly!
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A lovely tribute, Iain. My favourite film of his was Marnie. It always seemed to be shown when I was babysitting; so I saw it several times.
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A fitting ode to a great talent, a star in every sense of the term. Shaken ans stirred, are we all.
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Thanks Neel
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He’s a wonderful actor and certainly one of a kind. My husband and I are planning a Bond marathon as well. A very nice tribute, Iain.
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Love a Bond marathon watch, especially the early films 🙂
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I was truly saddened to hear of his death: he was one of the great actors of our time. The first movie I ever saw him in was “The Man Who Would Be King” and it’s been at least a couple decades since I saw it but I can picture him in it as clearly as if it were yesterday. He was that brilliant. A credit to your countrymen indeed, Iain.
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A great film Dora, he and Michael Caine have such fun in it 🙂
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They do, don’t they? They were quite a team.
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Oh, I hadn’t heard of his passing. Truly a loss for the world. May his spirit forever live within all of us. Great tribute you’ve written.
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Thank you
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Perfection, Iain! He was one of a kind and I was so sad to hear of his passing. This is a fine tribute to a wonderfor actor…3rd in Mr. Universe, eh? Well now…
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I wonder what happened to the guys who finished 1st and 2nd that year?
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Really… You can always look it up. 😉
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Great tribute to an interesting gent of our times, he will be missed by many.
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Thanks Michael
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❤ ❤ ❤ Love your story this week. Sir Connery would smile if he could read it. Yesterday I did a special post for my Movies, Movies, Movies! weekly feature. You can find it here:
http://tao-talk.com/2020/11/03/movies-movies-movies-57-november-3-2010-special-edition-sean-connery-remembered-in-film/
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Thank you 🙂
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You are welcome 🙂
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For me, there was only one Bond, and that was his. A fitting tribute Iain.
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Thanks Keith
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The start of something great.
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It certainly proved to be so.
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Nice story. Excellent last line. It’s wonderfully in character. Are you sure the great man didn’t dictate it to you?
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Nice one! Touching tribute
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Thanks Laurie
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what a wonderful tribute to a great actor. he’ll be missed.
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Thank you
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Wonderful, Iain. He was the best Bond ever, but so much more than that.
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Thanks Sascha
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Lovely homage to a great actor! Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you
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A lovely tribute.
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Thank you
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