THE IPCRESS FILE

20227.1 RATING1 SEASON6 EPISODESACTION & ADVENTURE

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.

PRINCIPAL CAST

JOE COLEHarry Palmer

LUCY BOYNTONJean Courtney

TOM HOLLANDERMajor William Dalby

ASHLEY THOMASPaul Maddox

PAUL HIGGINSMinister

DAVID DENCIKColonel Stok

SERIES GUIDE

SEASONS & EPISODES

SEASON

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S01 E01

2022-03-06 / 47 MIN

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.

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S01 E02

2022-03-13 / 47 MIN

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.

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S01 E03

2022-03-20 / 47 MIN

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.

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S01 E04

2022-03-27 / 47 MIN

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.

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S01 E05

2022-04-03 / 47 MIN

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.

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