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The Ipcress File

  • 2022
  • Ended
  • Action & Adventure · Drama · War & Politics
  • ~47m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 7.1/10

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.

Latest: Season 1 · 2022

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Mar 6, 2022 · 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.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Mar 13, 2022 · 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.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Mar 20, 2022 · 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.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Mar 27, 2022 · 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.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Apr 3, 2022 · 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.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Apr 10, 2022 · 47m

    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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