The Ipcress File

Director(s)James Watkins
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes46m
CastRainey Qualley, Jake Horrowitz, Luciana Vandette, Vincent Gallo

The Ipcress File

moderate violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE IPCRESS FILE is a TV drama series, set in the 1960s, concerning a spy on a dangerous mission; in this episode, the spy is assigned his first case.

violence
In one scene, a man is machine-gunned to death. In another scene, a man is punched in the face.
threat and horror
A man opens a flick-knife and threatens another man with it.
sex
There is a brief scene in which a stripper dances on stage; however, there is no strong detail.
additional issues
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('bastard', 'bloody', 'damn'), a brief suicide reference, and scenes in which adults smoke cigarettes and which reflect the time period in which the series is set.
moderate violence, bloody images, abortion references, discrimination
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE IPCRESS FILE is a UK drama thriller series set during the Cold War in the 1960s; in this episode, those responsible for Dawson’s disappearance stay one step ahead of MI6.

violence
Moderate violence includes undetailed shootings and fist fights. There is brief sight of a man's body, with a bullet wound to the head, lying in a pool of blood in the aftermath of an off-screen shooting.
discrimination
Two men are seen by a policeman being intimate in the back of a car and are arrested under the UK homosexuality laws prevailing in the 1960s time period in which the drama is set; the work does not endorse discrimination.
theme
There are references to abortion, including an implied self-administered procedure which results in a woman's death; her body lies on the floor of a toilet cubicle in which blood is seen.
additional issues
There is mild gun and knife threat. There is infrequent mild bad language ('bloody'). There are mild sex references. Cigarette smoking is a reflection of the times in which the drama is set.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE IPCRESS FILE is a UK drama thriller series set during the Cold War in the 1960s; in this episode, Harry, Jean and Dalby all arrive in Beirut as the hunt for Dawson continues.

violence
Moderate violence includes gunplay, including a shootout in which two men are shot, with sight of bloody impacts.
additional issues
There is mild gun and knife threat. A man talks about a time in his life when he contemplated suicide. There is brief sight of packages of drugs being prepared for shipment as part of a trafficking operation. There is very mild bad language ('God', 'hell', 'damn'). Cigarette smoking is a reflection of the times in which the drama is set.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE IPCRESS FILE is an espionage thriller series; in this episode, Dalby travels to Russia.

violence
There are shootings, occasionally with brief resulting bloody detail. Hand-to-hand fight scenes are mild.
additional issues
There is mild threat. Bad language is also mild ('bastard', 'asshole', 'damn', 'God'). Scenes of smoking reflect the period.
strong violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming

THE IPCRESS FILE is an espionage thriller series; in this episode, Palmer searches for the truth behind his captivity.

violence
There are fight scenes in which guns and knives are used, with resulting bloody detail. A man attempts to choke a woman to death.
additional issues
There is moderate injury detail and threat. There is a fleeting reference to suicide. Bad language is very mild ('God', 'hell').
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Classified date11/04/2022
LanguageEnglish
violence
In one scene, a man is machine-gunned to death. In another scene, a man is punched in the face.
threat and horror
A man opens a flick-knife and threatens another man with it.
sex
There is a brief scene in which a stripper dances on stage; however, there is no strong detail.
additional issues
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('bastard', 'bloody', 'damn'), a brief suicide reference, and scenes in which adults smoke cigarettes and which reflect the time period in which the series is set.
moderate violence, threat, sex references
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
In one scene, a man is machine-gunned to death. In another scene, a man is punched in the face.
threat and horror
A man opens a flick-knife and threatens another man with it.
sex
There is a brief scene in which a stripper dances on stage; however, there is no strong detail.
additional issues
There is also mild and very mild bad language ('bastard', 'bloody', 'damn'), a brief suicide reference, and scenes in which adults smoke cigarettes and which reflect the time period in which the series is set.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Moderate violence includes gunplay, including a shootout in which two men are shot, with sight of bloody impacts.
additional issues
There is mild gun and knife threat. A man talks about a time in his life when he contemplated suicide. There is brief sight of packages of drugs being prepared for shipment as part of a trafficking operation. There is very mild bad language ('God', 'hell', 'damn'). Cigarette smoking is a reflection of the times in which the drama is set.
moderate violence, bloody images, abortion references, discrimination
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
Moderate violence includes undetailed shootings and fist fights. There is brief sight of a man's body, with a bullet wound to the head, lying in a pool of blood in the aftermath of an off-screen shooting.
discrimination
Two men are seen by a policeman being intimate in the back of a car and are arrested under the UK homosexuality laws prevailing in the 1960s time period in which the drama is set; the work does not endorse discrimination.
theme
There are references to abortion, including an implied self-administered procedure which results in a woman's death; her body lies on the floor of a toilet cubicle in which blood is seen.
additional issues
There is mild gun and knife threat. There is infrequent mild bad language ('bloody'). There are mild sex references. Cigarette smoking is a reflection of the times in which the drama is set.
moderate violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are shootings, occasionally with brief resulting bloody detail. Hand-to-hand fight scenes are mild.
additional issues
There is mild threat. Bad language is also mild ('bastard', 'asshole', 'damn', 'God'). Scenes of smoking reflect the period.
strong violence
Classified Date:
11/04/2022
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
violence
There are fight scenes in which guns and knives are used, with resulting bloody detail. A man attempts to choke a woman to death.
additional issues
There is moderate injury detail and threat. There is a fleeting reference to suicide. Bad language is very mild ('God', 'hell').
Director(s)James Watkins
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes46m
CastRainey Qualley, Jake Horrowitz, Luciana Vandette, Vincent Gallo
Classified date11/04/2022
LanguageEnglish