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Very good - The Ipcress File review by SB

This ITV-made six episode series is markedly better than the sixties film of the same title. The story has been expanded somewhat but is still credible, and the period settings are well done. The first half is perhaps slightly better than the second, perhaps because the American element becomes a little tiresome toward the end. There are really three lead performances. Tom Hollander is believable as a 'good' but naive spymaster, while Joe Cole, despite cheekily wearing similar glasses, erases memories of Michael Caine's very different persona in the film. Lucy Boynton is the epitome of the cool efficient woman surviving in a male world, but also displays a human side. Five hours in total, but time well spent.