Joe Cole
as Harry Palmer
0%
0/6
The Ipcress File
2022
•
7.1
•
Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
•
47m
GB
• English, German, French
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.
Cast
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
Matthew Steer
as Professor Dawson
Nora-Jane Noone
as Dr. Karen Newton
Corey Johnson
as Capt. Skip Henderson
Irfan Shamji
as Carswell
Anna Geislerová
as Dr. Polina Lavotchkin
Urs Rechn
as Housemartin
Paul Bazely
as Morris
Marko Braić
as Murray
Tamla Kari
as Deborah
Mark Quartley
as Pete
Alexandra Moen
as Mrs. Dalby
Ben Turner
as Adem
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
as James
Anna Schumacher
as Frau Stuten
Gaby French
as Natalie Lewis
Shireen Farkhoy
as Rashida Boustani
Nigel Hastings
as Mr. Courtney
Thérèse Bradley
as Mrs. Tomlinson
Claire Cox
as Mrs. Courtney
Chris Lew Kum Hoi
as Jin-Hai
Jack Colgrave Hirst
as Young American Officer
Episodes
Episode 1
E1 47mHarry 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.
Episode 2
E2 47mA 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.
Episode 3
E3 47mHarry 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.
Episode 4
E4 47mDalby 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.
Episode 5
E5 47mHarry 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.
Episode 6
E6 47mHarry 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.
