Character Analysis
The Informant
Like Kincaid, Tanner is another informational character. He is M's right-hand man, the Moneypenny to her Bond, although if there's any sexual tension between the two of them, we don't see it on screen.
Tanner's job is to tell Bond all the information when he returns to MI6. Tanner is always even-keeled and levelheaded, even when droning on during Bond's physical evaluation.