HISTORICAL FACTS: 11 | History Defined

The nasty world of Get Carter was inspired by the appalling poverty I saw in Britain

Letter: Mike Hodges, the writer and director of the 1971 film, describes how he was radicalised while on national service in the navy

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2022

‘The Ipcress File’ review: The 1965 British spy thriller is adapted into a TV series — but still set in the early '60s

Based on the 1965 Michael Caine espionage thriller of the same name, “The Ipcress File” on AMC+ (by way of ITV in the U.K.) keeps the Cold War action set in the early 1960s. Harry Palmer is a young Brit with clever instincts but not much spy experience, and he…

Chicago Tribune · May 25, 2022

Get Carter review – Michael Caine delivers in stone-cold crime classic

Mike Hodges’ Brit-crime magnum opus from 1971, which gave Caine the role of a lifetime as gangland enforcer Jack Carter, can be savoured again on re-release

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022

The week in TV: The Ipcress File; The Witchfinder; Servant of the People; Writing With Fire

Joe Cole grows into the Michael Caine role in a timely remake of Len Deighton’s thriller; a 17th-century witch hunt is no laughing matter; and Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s comedy past makes for important, if uneasy viewing

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2022

The Ipcress File review: ITV adaptation is the warmest depiction of Anglo-Russian permafrost you’ll encounter

Joe Cole steps into Michael Caine’s shoes in this new vibrant and deliciously retro Sixties thriller

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2022

ITV Ipcress File's Joe Cole: From carpet salesmen and arrest to Peaky Blinders role alongside brother Finn

The Gangs of London star is taking over the role of Harry Palmer from Michael Caine

Wales Online · Mar 6, 2022

TV tonight: Joe Cole is the new Michael Caine in spy thriller The Ipcress File

Joe Cole confidently steps into Harry Palmer’s suave shoes. Plus: more from Stanley Tucci and the Peaky Blinders. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

Peaky Blinder Joe Cole in 'watershed moment' as he takes iconic Michael Caine role

After finding fame as John Shelby in Peaky Blinders Joe Cole takes on another iconic look as he stars in a remake of the spy classic The Ipcress File

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022

MI5 paid Ipcress File star Michael Caine a visit after he met with real Russian spy

As remake of top 1960s spy movie the Ipcress File hits the screen, Michael Caine recalls the day spy chiefs paid him a visit over meetings with Russian agent

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022

‘The threat of nuclear annihilation hasn’t gone away’ – the timely return of The Ipcress File

Screenwriter John Hodge talks about rebooting the cold war spy drama he was told was irrelevant, reveals how half a line of his Bond script made it into No Time to Die – and explains why there’ll be no more Trainspotting sequels

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022