Len Deighton: The Man Behind Harry Palmer.
by alexanderdavies-99382 | created - 10 months ago | updated - 10 months ago | PublicUnlike Ian Fleming's James Bond, Len Deighton's Harry Palmer is a fictional spy whose background and everyday life, ordinary people can relate to.
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1. The Ipcress File (1965)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
In London, a wisecracking spy investigates the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists while dealing with the constraints of his agency's bureaucracy.
Director: Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd
Votes: 17,583
2. Only When I Larf (1968)
G | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings, Alexandra Stewart, Nicholas Pennell
Votes: 313
3. Spy Story (1976)
103 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A British spy is framed, so he must evade the KGB, the CIA and the British Intelligence to reach the the heart of the conspiracy in Arctic.
Director: Lindsay Shonteff | Stars: Michael Petrovitch, Philip Latham, Don Fellows, Michael Gwynn
Votes: 67
4. SS-GB (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A British homicide detective investigates a murder in a German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II.
Stars: Sam Riley, James Cosmo, Rainer Bock, Kate Bosworth
Votes: 3,650
5. Funeral in Berlin (1966)
Not Rated | 102 min | Thriller
Sent to East Berlin to retrieve a Communist defector, British spy Harry Palmer suspects the situation is not what his superiors believe it to be.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Michael Caine, Oscar Homolka, Paul Hubschmid, Eva Renzi
Votes: 7,778
6. Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
British spy-turned-detective Harry Palmer stumbles upon an oil tycoon's plot to overthrow Communism using a supercomputer.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oscar Homolka
Votes: 6,013
7. Bullet to Beijing (1995 TV Movie)
R | 122 min | Action, Thriller
Retired British spy Harry Palmer is called back into service to prevent North Korea from getting its hands on a deadly virus called "The Red Death".
Director: George Mihalka | Stars: Anatoly Kulbitsky, Shaughan Seymour, Michael Caine, Corinna Richards
Votes: 1,820
8. Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996 TV Movie)
R | 89 min | Thriller
Spy-turned-detective Harry Palmer is tasked with recovering a consignment of stolen plutonium in Saint Petersburg.
Director: Douglas Jackson | Stars: Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Yuri Limonty, Tanya Jackson
Votes: 1,377
9. Armchair Theatre (1956–1974)
60 min | Drama
This show was a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and from mid-1968 by Thames Television.
Stars: Harry H. Corbett, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Billie Whitelaw, Neil McCallum
Votes: 246
10. The Ipcress File (2022)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Thriller
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 use his links to find a missing British nuclear scientist.
Stars: Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton, Tom Hollander, Ashley Thomas
Votes: 5,422
11. Bomber (1995 Video)
220 min | Drama
Based on the classic novel by Len Deighton, Bomber tells the story of the bombing war in Europe through the prism of a single Bomber Command raid one night in 1943.
Director: Adrian Bean | Stars: Tom Baker, Samuel West, Emma Chambers, Jack Shepherd
12. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
G | 144 min | Comedy, Musical, War
The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Wendy Allnutt, Colin Farrell, Malcolm McFee, John Rae
Votes: 3,253 | Gross: $0.80M
13. The Lively Arts (1969– )
Documentary
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
Stars: Robin Ray, Melvyn Bragg, Richard Baker, André Previn
14. Game, Set, and Match (1988– )
60 min | Drama, Thriller
Bernard Samson is a spy in the employ of S.I.S., London Central.
Stars: Ian Holm, Michael Culver, Michael Degen, Anthony Bate
Votes: 263
15. Late Night Story (1978–1979)
15 min | Short
Late night bedtime stories. Tom Baker reads a series of macabre stories about childhood, and John Mills reads war stories.
Stars: Tom Baker, John Mills
16. The Ipcress File: Michael Caine Goes Stella (2006 Video)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Martin Cater | Stars: Phil Cornwell, Thomas Cock
Votes: 7
17. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 313
18. Did You See..? (1980–1993)
30 min | Talk-Show
Presenter Ludovic Kennedy and three guests discuss the week's television, while there are also interviews with those responsible for making it. The series was later revived with Jeremy Paxman as the host.
Stars: Ludovic Kennedy, Jeremy Paxman, Sarah Dunant, Sue Peacock
Votes: 7
19. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
20. Film Review (1967– )
525 min | Family
Stars: Philip Jenkinson, James Greene, James Algar, David Lewin
21. Book Four (1982–1985)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Hermione Lee, Humphrey Carpenter, Margaret Forster, Peter Ackroyd
22. Forty Minutes (1981–1994)
40 min | Documentary
Documentaries on any possible subject, the only connection being that they last forty minutes.
Stars: John Pitman, Michael Dean, Lucinda Lambton, Roger Mills
Votes: 31
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