Joe Cole will lead the cast of ITV's adaptation of The Ipcress File in the role of reluctant spy Harry Palmer.
The character first gained attention when Michael Caine played the role in three films in the 1960s and two in the 1990s.
Based off Len Deighton's 1962 novel of the same name, the TV series will see Palmer offered a position as a spy to avoid prison, and assigned a mission known as The Ipcress File.
John Hodge, best known for his collaborations with director Danny Boyle, wrote the teleplays for the series, with James Watkins directing.
When will ITV's The Ipcress File be on TV?
The first episode of The Ipcress File will air at 9pm on ITV1 on Sunday, March 6.
There will be six episodes in total which will air at the same time on the same channel in the proceeding weeks.
Who is in the cast of ITV's The Ipcress File?
Joe Cole as Harry Palmer
Lucy Boynton as Jean Courtney
Ashley Thomas as Maddox
Tom Hollander as Major Dalby
David Dencik as Colonel Stok
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as General Cathcart
Nora-Jane Noone as Dr. Karen Newton
Corey Johson as Captain Skip Henderson
Matthew Steer as Professor Dawson
Shireen Farkhoy as Rashida Boustani
Paul Bazely as Morris
Tamla Kari as Deborah
Charles De'Ath as Officer Hughes
Anna Schumacher as Frau Stuten
Gavin Spokes as Terry
Jonas Khan as DR Rajan Rayat
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