The specs look familiar – but then up-and-coming Joe Cole is re-creating a spy role made famous by Sir Michael Caine.
The Peaky Blinders star plays working class secret agent Harry Palmer in ITV ’s mini-series adaptation of Cold War thriller The Ipcress File.
The 1965 film of the same name launched Caine to stardom – and 33-year-old Cole’s mentors reckon it could take him to the next level too.
