Airdate: Harry Palmer: The Ipcress File
Joe Cole stars as a reluctant but talented spy, sent to Berlin to retrieve a missing nuclear physicist.
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UK cold war spy thriller Harry Palmer: The Ipcress File will screen on Seven next week.
The series stars Joe Cole as ex-smuggler Harry Palmer, a reluctant but talented spy, sent to Berlin to retrieve a missing nuclear physicist. As you do…
The cast also includes Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander. The 6 part series debuted internationally in May to strong reviews.
Berlin, 1962. Enterprising British corporal Harry Palmer gets rich smuggling stolen goods to the east until the handcuffs snap shut. Back in London, unorthodox spymaster Dalby is ordered to retrieve a missing nuclear physicist. Sharp observation by his cool, ambitious agent Jean reveals a link to the incarcerated Palmer who is swiftly enlisted to bring back the boffin.
Double episode 9:10pm Tuesday 9 August on Seven.
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Hey David last week it was the first 2 eps this week on 7HD its ep 5-6 and on 7SD its 3-4 any idea what 7 is actually going to be showing
Eps 3 & 4. Can you please ensure your email is working as I didn’t get a reply to last one I sent to you, thx.
my apologies thx , the epg states 5-6 for tonite on HD and 3-4 on sd which did sound wierd cause you would think both the sd and HD channels would be showing the same shows , glad its cleared it up
Hi David
Could you please find out when Ipcress File will be rescheduled to? since it was bumped to make room for the Olivia Newton John special
Thanks
Yep! It’s next Tuesday now, I’ve noted in the amendment post for ONJ mini and Calendar.
Thanks 🙂
Loved this – well worth a look.
They bought the rights to the novel so Waktins could have Cole playing Caine playing Palmer and reshoot whole scenes from the film, down to the arty camera angles. And of course to stop anyone recreating their TV show without doing the same. It has 7s on IMDB and Metacritic. Got 94% from critics who bothered to look up the file on Rotten Tomatoes but a 64% from TV viewers. “Dalby” and “missing nuclear phyicist” are the only bits of the synopsis that have anything to do the book they bought.
9:10pm so closer to 9:30pm being fta so maybe rec the show after to make sure you get the ending of this even adding 1/2hr to rec time have still missed the end of some stuff on fta
Should be called Joe Cole plays Michael Caine playing Harry Palmer
Yes indeed, Joe plays an excellent Michael Cane including the smile, also Lucy Boynton and the dependable Tom Hollander play their roles well too. I do recommend this series especially if you like British, Cold War, Harry Palmer spy yarns. The second season of this show was made at the same time as the first, I believe, but I’m not sure how well this first season will rate on commercial TV in Australia, it probably should have been bought by Stan.