From the Bahamas with love – 007 Sir Sean phones home

By Michael MacLeod

A JAMES Bond fan was left shaken and stirred after Sir Sean Connery gave him a surprise phone call – while he was out.

Sir Sean ConneryThe 007 screen legend rang the Scots film fanatic to help him win a competition.

But unlike the super-smooth spy he played on screen, Sir Sean’s call came three months late, forcing him into a bumbling apology.

The ex-Bond star’s sluggish response meant Alastair Donoghue, 39, missed out on the chance of a £20,000 prize.

Mr Donoghue, who lives just yards from where his hero was born, was left kicking himself after missing Sir Sean’s call and had to make do with an answerphone message.

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