Woman and The Birds, the Bees and the Italians. Two more serious attempts at adapting the comic strip for the screen occurred in 1982 with a Modesty Blaise starring Ann Turkel as Blaise, and again in 2003 with My Name Is Modesty, a prequel starring Alexandra Staden in the title role and omitting the Willie Garvin character entirely. References Notes Bibliography Scala, Mim. Diary of a Teddy Boy: A Memoir of the Long Sixties. Surrey, UK: Goblin Press, 2009. . Walker, Alexander. Hollywood UK: The British Film Industry in the Sixties. London: Stein and Day, 1994. . External links 1966 films British spy comedy films 1960s spy comedy films Peter O'Donnell Films based on British comics Films based on comic strips Films directed by Joseph Losey Films set in Amsterdam Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Films set on islands Films set in London Films set in England Films set in Naples Films shot in Amsterdam Films shot in Italy Films shot in London Films shot in Naples Films shot in Surrey Girls with guns films Live-action films based on comics 1966 comedy films Films scored by John Dankworth Parody films based on James Bond films 1960s English-language films