The Ipcress File | |
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Genre | Spy thriller |
Based on | The IPCRESS File by Len Deighton |
Written by | John Hodge |
Directed by | James Watkins |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Producer | Paul Ritchie |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 6 March 10 April 2022 | –
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The Ipcress File is a British cold war spy thriller television series loosely based on the 1962 novel The IPCRESS File by Len Deighton. Written by John Hodge and directed by James Watkins, it stars Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander. It was first broadcast at 9pm from Sunday 6 March to 10 April 2022 on ITV.[1] 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 UK.