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Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

Spy thriller in which an agent is assigned to investigate a bizarre brain drain among scientists and finds himself embroiled in a world of espionage where nobody can be trusted and nothing is what it seems. Based on the novel by Len Deighton, it has spawned two sequels.

Last on

Thu 29 Dec 2011 12:05 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

Credits

Harry Palmer
Michael Caine
Major Dalby
Nigel Green
Colonel Ross
Guy Doleman
Jean Courtney
Sue Lloyd
Carswell
Gordon Jackson
Dr. Radcliffe
Aubrey Richards
Bluejay
Frank Gatliff
Barney
Thomas Baptiste
Housemartin
Oliver MacGreevy
Director
Sidney J Furie
Producer
Harry Saltzman
Writer
Bill Canaway
Writer
James Doran

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