7.4/10372 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2022
Harry Palmer is serving as a working-class British sergeant in Berlin as the Cold War rages in the 1960s. Palmer is a sharp and savvy operator, with varied side-hustles that ultimately land him trouble with the law for crimes that could mean an eight-year stretch in a grim English military jail. But spotting Palmer’s potential, and his network in Berlin, an intelligence officer offers him a way to avoid prison by becoming a spy. His first case is The Ipcress File — a dangerous undercover mission on which Palmer must use his links to a man suspected of kidnapping a missing British nuclear scientist.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: N/A
7.5/10295 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2022
A bomb explodes under Jean's car and only Harry's quick-thinking saves their lives. Harry spots a suspicious stranger tailing them who is identified as Randall, a former agent.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: N/A
7.4/10266 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2022
Harry and Jean arrive in Beirut in hot pursuit of Randall, who is holding Professor Dawson. Meanwhile, Dalby holds a secret rendezvous with Stok, a Russian colonel.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: N/A
7.5/10253 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2022
Dalby challenges General Cathcart, suspecting American involvement in Dawson's abduction. Harry and Jean head to the Pacific atoll where the neutron bomb is to be tested.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: N/A
7.4/10229 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2022
Harry is handed over to the Chinese military where he is subjected to a bewildering regime of mental torture. Dalby's love for Dr Lavotchkin takes its toll on his judgement.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: N/A
7.7/10236 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2022
Harry is tormented by what has been planted in his mind as his mission reaches its bloody climax and the stability of the free world is at stake.
Director: James Watkins
Writer: N/A
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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...
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Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "The Ipcress File" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 372 votes. Directed by James Watkins and written by N/A, it aired on 3/6/2022. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".