TV series
The Ipcress File
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-03-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
- Network
- ITV1
- Production
- ITV Studios
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joe Cole as Harry Palmer
- Lucy Boynton as Jean Courtney
- Tom Hollander as Major William Dalby
- Ashley Thomas as Paul Maddox
- Paul Higgins as Minister
- David Dencik as Colonel Stok
- Joshua James as Chico
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as General Cathcart
- Anastasia Hille as Alice
- Brian Ferguson as Ian Randall
- Matthew Steer as Professor Dawson
- Nora-Jane Noone as Dr. Karen Newton
Creators and crew
- Len Deighton - Creator
- John Hodge - Creator
- Will Clarke - Executive Producer
- Hilary Saltzman - Executive Producer
- Tara Finegan - Executive Producer
- Alexander Deighton - Executive Producer
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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