we had been dubbed both saviours of the world and heroes of the hour , along with a colourful plethora of other ill-fitting titles , the strangest and most far-fetched of which came from a reputable source - always a bit of a give away that one - and declared that the three of us , ollie , geeza and myself , were in reality the best of the best - top mi5 agents answerable only to the prime minister and the crown .