008 is the fictional code number of several British spies employed by the Secret Intelligence Service's '00 Section'. The 00 agents are elite operatives who posses a discretionary 'License to Kill' in the field in order to complete their mission. Although author Ian Fleming only mentioned five 00 agents, others were added as the James Bond franchise subsequently expanded.To date, across the franchise as a whole, there have been four individuals who have held the number 008: