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The Ipcress File

Thriller, Espionage · 2022 · Rated 7.7/10

Last aired: S1 E6, Episode 6 · 2022-03-06

The Ipcress File is an enthralling and atmospheric espionage thriller set in Berlin and London during the 1960's.

Cast

Joe Cole Harry Palmer

Lucy Boynton Jean Courtney

Tom Hollander Major Dalby

Ashley Thomas Paul Maddox

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor General Cathcart

Paul Higgins Minister

Joshua James Chico

David Dencik Colonel Stok

Matthew Steer Professor Peter Dawson

Anastasia Hille Alice

Brian Ferguson Ian Randall

Urs Rechn Housemartin

Paul Bazely Morris

Ben Lloyd-Hughes James

Gavin Spokes Terry

Corey Johnson Capt. Skip Henderson

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 2022-03-06 · 47 min During the Cold War, ex-smuggler Harry Palmer is enrolled as a reluctant but talented spy. Harry embarks on a dangerous undercover mission in Berlin.

E2 Episode 2 2022-03-06 · 47 min Under the diligent eyes of agent Jean, Palmer's intuition edges them closer to the professor while gun-for-hire former MI6 man Randall is always one step ahead. A tip-off from a key witness draws Jean and Palmer closer to the truth but their discovery only opens the door to a more chilling mystery.

E3 Episode 3 2022-03-06 · 47 min 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.

E4 Episode 4 2022-03-06 · 47 min 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.

E5 Episode 5 2022-03-06 · 47 min 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.

E6 Episode 6 2022-03-06 · 48 min 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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