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06/03/2022 Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics 0h 47m
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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.

Top billed cast

  1. Joe Cole

    Harry Palmer

  2. Lucy Boynton

    Jean Courtney

  3. Tom Hollander

    Major William Dalby

  4. Ashley Thomas

    Paul Maddox

  5. Paul Higgins

    Minister

  6. David Dencik

    Colonel Stok

  7. Joshua James

    Chico

  8. Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

    General Cathcart

  9. Anastasia Hille

    Alice

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Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 2022 | 6 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2022-05-17
It took two tries several weeks apart for me to get through episode one, and now I see that I had to allow Harry Palmer to grow on me, which he did.

I am not a fan of spy programming, because they seem so similar with their themes of conspiracy in the halls of power and heroes not knowing who they can trust as they try to save the world, or at least a corner of it.

But once I connected to Mr. Palmer, I had no trouble sticking with this series and enjoying it overall. Tom Hollander felt like the glue that held the story together. Affable but firm, he seems to be the guiding hand in the pl...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Ipcress File

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