The Ipcress File

Created by Len Deighton, John Hodge

On ITV1

A tense Cold War espionage thriller built on paranoia and moral compromise, where a reluctant operative navigates dangerous undercover work in a shadowy geopolitical landscape.

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.