Actor Martin Compston has been given odds of 50/1 to become the next James Bond, joining fellow Scottish thespians including Richard Madden and Sam Heughan on a bookies’ list of potential names to fill the iconic role. Mr Compston, the Greenock-born Line of Duty star, has been given the quote by betting firm Skybet after being tipped by fans to take over from Daniel Craig.
Skybet’s top three favourites for the James Bond role are Tom Hardy at 10/3, James Norton at 7/2, and Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page at 4/1.
Richard Madden and Sam Heughan have both been given odds of 16-1, ahead Scottish acting peers Jack Lowden (25-1), Ewan McGregor (50-1), David Tennant and James McAvoy (both 100-1), and Gerard Butler (200-1).
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