The Ipcress File

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2022-03-06

Last Air Date: 2022-04-10

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: John Hodge, Len Deighton

Networks: ITV1

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Top 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

Seasons

Season 1 (2022)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2022-03-06)

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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2022-03-13)

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.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2022-03-20)

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.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2022-03-27)

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.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2022-04-03)

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.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2022-04-10)

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.