Joe Cole in ITV’s The Ipcress File
(Picture: ITV)This weekend sees the launch of ITV’s glossy new series adaptation of the (now uncomfortably timely, being set during the Cold War) spy classic, The Ipcress File. Joe Cole plays Harry Palmer, the cocky hero of Len Deighton’s 1962 novel made famous by Michael Caine’s portrayal in the 1965 film, a working class lad holding his own against the poshos of the intelligence community - James Bond without the castle in Scotland. To get you in the zone for a bit of fictional international intrigue, we’ve rounded up the best of British espionage series and where you can find them.
