Jimmy Bondson

Jimmy Bondson was an MI5 agent.

In 1965, he and fellow agent Tidman were to rendezvous with Captain Blacker, who had collected the plans for a nuclear device with the potential to endanger the entire world, on his yacht off the coast of Monte Carlo, so that Blacker could hand them over to him and Bondson while maintaining cover. However, as Bondson and Tidman approached in a boat, they witnessed the explosion of Blacker's yacht. Believing that Blacker could be trapped at the bottom of the ocean as well as noting the urgency to obtain the plans, Bondson donned diving equipment to investigate the wreckage. He found that Blacker had been shot five times prior to the blast with a gun of unusual calibre and that the plans to the device had been stolen.

Bondson called International Rescue for help in recovering the plans due to their advanced technology and, despite being told by John Tracy that the organisation didn't involve itself in politics or police work, was informed that an agent would contact him soon. This agent was Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward who instructed him to go to a clearing in the Forest of Digne at midnight. Bondson reluctantly agreed and subsequently explained the situation to Penelope in his car at gunpoint while she remained incognito by forcing him not to turn his head. Being told that International Rescue was his only hope, Penelope then left with a promise of further contact at a later date. The organisation was ultimately successful in retrieving the plans and catching the culprits, a gang led by Carl. Bondson once again travelled from his hotel to the Digne Forest where he thanked an unseen Lady Penelope for her help on behalf of his chiefs. (TV: The Man from MI.5)

Other sources dated the activities of International Rescue to the 1990s, (PROSE: The Dying Days) the 2060s, (PROSE: Titan Declares War! et al.) and the 2080s. (PROSE: Captain Scarlet in Death Crash! et al.)

Behind the scenes
Jimmy Bondson was the titular "man from MI5" in The Man from MI.5. His name was an obvious reference to James Bond.