brian todd, britain s spy chief made the rel vags. he did, alex younger, the real life head of mi6 spoke at an awards event in london and revealed the real-life q is a woman. he s trying to encourage more women to join the intelligence services especially on the technical side and in the process shattering a long-held and legendary notion about the agent who supplies james bond with his gadgets. i m your new quartermaster. you must be joking. why, because i m not wearing a lab coat? the young i.t. genius. the spy master who steers james bond through his equipment challenges. zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds. pretty bulletproof, a few little tricks up her sleeve. reporter: or he s the guru in the older bond films played by desmond llewellyn, constantly admonishing 007. bring that car back in pristine order. the character q, for quart