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The Ipcress File

2022 Ended 47m episodes

7.1/10 75 votes

Action & AdventureDramaWar & Politics

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.

Created by:: Len Deighton, John Hodge
Cast:: Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton, Tom Hollander, Ashley Thomas
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom, United States of America
Network:: ITV1

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E01

Episode 1

★ 6.7

Episode 1

2022-03-06 · 47m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.7

Episode 2

2022-03-13 · 47m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 8.3

Episode 3

2022-03-20 · 47m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.3

Episode 4

2022-03-27 · 47m

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.

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E05

Episode 5

★ 7.0

Episode 5

2022-04-03 · 47m

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.

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