Oscar winning actress Dame Judi Dench wants to quit the Bond movie series, but the latest installment’s producer, Barbara Broccoli, refuses to let her go.

Dench took on her role as James Bond’s boss, M, back in 1995 for Goldeneye, starring Pierce Brosnan, and fans instantly loved her in the part.

However, whereas the fans love her in the role, she often threatens to walk away from it until the film’s executives convince her to stay.

Broccoli, the daughter of original Bond producer Cubby Broccoli, tells Comingsoon.net: “She is our anchor. She is the anchor of the film in terms of the character. She is the only authoritative figure in Bond’s life.

She had such a great relationship with Pierce (Brosnan) on the screen and she has such a great relationship with Daniel (Craig). She is our anchor. She is the real Bond girl – the one that keeps it all going, and I don’t want her to leave. She keeps threatening to leave but I will not let her!”

Aside from her role in Quantum of Solace, Dench is starring in two upcoming films: Nine, alongside Daniel Day-Lewis and others, and Rage, written and directed by award winner Sally Potter.