S01E01 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 Ipcress File
S01E02: 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.
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.
Episodes
S01E02 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.
S01E03 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.
S01E04 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.
S01E05 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.
S01E06 Episode 6
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.
Cast
Joe Cole
Harry Palmer
Lucy Boynton
Jean Courtney
Tom Hollander
Major William Dalby
Ashley Thomas
Paul Maddox
Paul Higgins
Minister
David Dencik
Colonel Stok
Joshua James
Chico
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
General Cathcart
Anastasia Hille
Alice
Brian Ferguson
Ian Randall
Matthew Steer
Professor Dawson
Nora-Jane Noone
Dr. Karen Newton
