ITV’s upcoming adaptation of The Ipcress File “looks like a big Netflix show,” according to Director of Programmes Kevin Lygo, who said he wants the Len Deighton remake to reach b…
“looks like a big Netflix show,” according to Director of Programmes Kevin Lygo, who said he wants the Len Deighton remake to reach beyond the “standard ITV viewer.”
Speaking during a press viewing Friday, Lygo joked that it is “obviously incredibly annoying” when people watch the show’s trailer and believe it is a Netflix original, due to “the scale of it being so stylish” and its high budget. Altitude Television’s adaptation of the Deighton novel, which achieved worldwide acclaim when Michael Caine played the lead in the 1965 film version, starsJoe Cole as Harry Palmer, a Cold War sergeant who is released from a Berlin jail in order to work as a British spy.Lucy Boynton and BAFTA-winner Tom Hollander.“We don’t just want to attract the standard ITV viewer, we want to make this a special event,” added Lygo.
He praised the “terrific script that just leapt off the page” and admitted the higher-than-normal budget had been challenging to meet, which was helped by “bringing in various partners.” AMC+, which also acquired Sky Atlantic’sLygo said he is “extending the range” of ITV drama, with shows such as the
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