Underplayed Gems

The Ipcress File (2022)

The Ipcress File poster
Directed by
James Watkins
Genre
espionage television series, thriller television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 73 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A British intelligence officer is drawn into a complex web of Cold War espionage and brainwashing. He must uncover a conspiracy while sidestepping his own agency's internal politics.

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What happens

The Ipcress File is a British cold war spy thriller miniseries based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Len Deighton. Written by John Hodge and directed by James Watkins, it stars Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander. The Ipcress File was first broadcast at 9pm from Sunday 6 March to 10 April 2022 on ITV. The entire series was available for streaming, with commercials, on ITV Hub after episode 1 was broadcast. Within a week the full series was also available, commercial-free, on BritBox in the United Kingdom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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