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I wonder if it is a stereotype based on the English BBC speaking voices that were used in the 1950's tv and radio? There are enough 'roughly' spoken famous Brits such; Ozzy, Jason Statham , Vinnie Jones, Joss Stone etc that I would have thought gave a more realistic modern day variety of British accents.

Some very upper class Brits still sound like Q from the earlier Bond...