The name’s Turner. Callum Turner. Unless the name’s Elordi. Jacob Elordi. Was ever an audition process more opaque or longwinded than the casting of the new James Bond?

As the world waits with bated breath to see which of these two frontrunners is finally handed the life-changing accolade, the time seems right to assess their various merits.

Each is half of two of the world’s most famous power couples: this, we already know. But what lies under the bonnet of their shiny, undeniably easy-on-the-eye surfaces? The truth may surprise you.

Shorts

The vital statistics