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The Ipcress File

The Ipcress File
★ 7.1/10•2022•47m•NR•Action & Adventure•Drama•War & Politics
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As the Cold War rages, ex-smuggler turned reluctant spy Harry Palmer finds himself at the centre of a dangerous undercover mission, on which he must use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.

John Hodge · Screenplay

StatusEnded
Runtime47m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 6, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E147m

Episode 1

Harry Palmer is serving as a working-class British sergeant in Berlin as the Cold War rages in the 1960s. Palmer is a sharp and savvy operator, with varied side-hustles that ultimately land him trouble with the law for crimes that could mean an eight-year stretch in a grim English military jail. But spotting Palmer’s potential, and his network in Berlin, an intelligence officer offers him a way to avoid prison by becoming a spy. His first case is The Ipcress File — a dangerous undercover mission on which Palmer must use his links to a man suspected of kidnapping a missing British nuclear scientist.

Mar 6, 2022

Episode 2 - Episode 2E247m

Episode 2

A bomb explodes under Jean's car and only Harry's quick-thinking saves their lives. Harry spots a suspicious stranger tailing them who is identified as Randall, a former agent.

Mar 13, 2022

Episode 3 - Episode 3E347m

Episode 3

Harry and Jean arrive in Beirut in hot pursuit of Randall, who is holding Professor Dawson. Meanwhile, Dalby holds a secret rendezvous with Stok, a Russian colonel.

Mar 20, 2022

Episode 4 - Episode 4E447m

Episode 4

Dalby challenges General Cathcart, suspecting American involvement in Dawson's abduction. Harry and Jean head to the Pacific atoll where the neutron bomb is to be tested.

Mar 27, 2022

Episode 5 - Episode 5E547m

Episode 5

Harry is handed over to the Chinese military where he is subjected to a bewildering regime of mental torture. Dalby's love for Dr Lavotchkin takes its toll on his judgement.

Apr 3, 2022

Episode 6 - Episode 6E647m

Episode 6

Harry is tormented by what has been planted in his mind as his mission reaches its bloody climax and the stability of the free world is at stake.

Apr 10, 2022

Actors

Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Harry Palmer

Lucy Boynton

Lucy Boynton

Jean Courtney

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Major William Dalby

Ashley Thomas

Ashley Thomas

Paul Maddox

Paul Higgins

Paul Higgins

Minister

David Dencik

David Dencik

Colonel Stok

Joshua James

Joshua James

Chico

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

General Cathcart

Anastasia Hille

Anastasia Hille

Alice

Brian Ferguson

Brian Ferguson

Ian Randall

Matthew Steer

Matthew Steer

Professor Dawson

Nora-Jane Noone

Nora-Jane Noone

Dr. Karen Newton

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Capt. Skip Henderson

Irfan Shamji

Irfan Shamji

Carswell

Anna Geislerová

Anna Geislerová

Dr. Polina Lavotchkin

Urs Rechn

Urs Rechn

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