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Working-class hero: Len Deighton, best-selling spy writer, dies aged 97

Len Deighton, creator of Harry Palmer, one of the world's most famous spy characters, has died aged 97. The British writer sold millions of books and was translated into 20 languages over a career spanning half a century.

Euronews

The Ipcress File author Len Deighton dies at 97

Deighton’s most famous novel broke the mould of thriller writing and was turned into a movie starring Sir Michael Caine.

Evening Standard

A Small Light: release date, cast, plot, trailer and all about the moving war drama on those who tried to protect Anne Frank

A Small Light on Disney Plus follows the couple who hid Anne Frank's family and stars Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Liev Schreiber and Eleanor Tomlinson.

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Coin mosaic marks 90th birthday of Sir Michael Caine

The Oscar-winner actor played Harry Palmer in three 1960s films – The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain.

The Independent UK

Mansfield council may face £20m bill to fix apartment block it owns in London

The council says it has taken measures to ensure the building currently remains safe to occupy

Nottingham Post

‘The Ipcress File’ review: The 1965 British spy thriller is adapted into a TV series — but still set in the early '60s

Based on the 1965 Michael Caine espionage thriller of the same name, “The Ipcress File” on AMC+ (by way of ITV in the U.K.) keeps the Cold War action set in the early 1960s. Harry Palmer is a young Brit with clever instincts but not much spy experience, and he…

Chicago Tribune

The Ipcress File Abandons Its Satirical Roots for Spy Thriller Hijinks

The drama is engaging, but fans of the book should prepare for a wildly different story.

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The week in TV: The Ipcress File; The Witchfinder; Servant of the People; Writing With Fire

Joe Cole grows into the Michael Caine role in a timely remake of Len Deighton’s thriller; a 17th-century witch hunt is no laughing matter; and Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s comedy past makes for important, if uneasy viewing

The Guardian - UK

The Ipcress File viewers question ITV drama as first episode airs

The Ipcress File adaptation starring Peaky Blinders actor Joe Cole as Harry Palmer landed on ITV on Sunday night but one aspect of the spy thriller has caused a debate online

Wales Online

The Ipcress File review: ITV adaptation is the warmest depiction of Anglo-Russian permafrost you’ll encounter

Joe Cole steps into Michael Caine’s shoes in this new vibrant and deliciously retro Sixties thriller

The Independent UK

The Ipcress File review – a working-class hero takes on the might of Russia

ITV’s reboot of Len Deighton’s cold war spy thriller has Joe Cole as Harry Palmer sorting out the mess left by public school boys. Sound familiar?

The Guardian - UK

ITV Ipcress File's Joe Cole: From carpet salesmen and arrest to Peaky Blinders role alongside brother Finn

The Gangs of London star is taking over the role of Harry Palmer from Michael Caine

Wales Online

The Ipcress File on ITV: What it's about, cast, and where you've seen them before

The spy thriller is ITV's latest Sunday night drama

Manchester Evening News

The Ipcress File on ITV: Is it based on the film, how many episodes are there and where was it filmed?

Joe Cole stars as Harry Palmer in ITV's adaptation of The Ipcress Files

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Liverpool Echo

ITV The Ipcress File: episodes, full cast, start date and time

The Ipcress File is a 'cinematic rollercoaster of twists and turns set in the 1960s amid the highly charged atmosphere of the Cold War'

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Joe Cole is the new Michael Caine in spy thriller The Ipcress File

Joe Cole confidently steps into Harry Palmer’s suave shoes. Plus: more from Stanley Tucci and the Peaky Blinders. Here’s everything to watch this evening

Daily Mirror

MI5 paid Ipcress File star Michael Caine a visit after he met with real Russian spy

As remake of top 1960s spy movie the Ipcress File hits the screen, Michael Caine recalls the day spy chiefs paid him a visit over meetings with Russian agent

Evening Standard

The Ipcress File review: Joe Cole makes an enjoyably cynical hero in this eerily timed spy saga

This new spin on Len Deighton’s Cold War classic is sharply scripted and looks great

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The Guardian - UK

‘The threat of nuclear annihilation hasn’t gone away’ – the timely return of The Ipcress File

Screenwriter John Hodge talks about rebooting the cold war spy drama he was told was irrelevant, reveals how half a line of his Bond script made it into No Time to Die – and explains why there’ll be no more Trainspotting sequels

Liverpool Echo

Ipcress File's Joe Cole reveals finding glasses was main prep for Harry Palmer role

Joe admitted he tried on all of the glasses options at an opticians

Wales Online

ITV The Ipcress File: Release date, cast and teaser clip of new spy thriller

Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole is taking on the lead role in the new period drama

Daily Mirror

Peaky Blinders' Joe Cole went to great lengths to look like Michael Caine for new role

When it came to preparing for his latest acting role, Joe Cole went to extraordinary lengths to look the part. The Peaky Blinders actor stars as Harry Palmer in the remake of Sir Michael Caine's Ipcress File, set to air on ITV next month

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