Town Magazine - the popular men's magazine of the time - interviewed Michael Caine on the set of Funeral in Berlin, in the city, for the July 1966 edition.

Read about it here on the Films & TV page - click on the button for the Harry Palmer films

On March 6th 2022, ITV broadcast the first episode of a new six-part adaptation of Len Deighton's The Ipcress File - sixty years on from the first edition of the book.

Starring Joe Cole as Harry Palmer, the new series had a big budget and some big name stars, and plenty of overseas locations to capture the eye of the viewer.

Evidently, judging by media and viewer reactions, the series successfully built on the core of the original book - bringing out elements, such as Harry's time in Berlin, which were not featured in the original film - and also 'updating' it for a modern TV-watching audience.

A page on the Deighton Dossier website explored the series after it was broadcast, and provided analysis on how it related to both the film and the original book.

Sadly, a second series was not renewed.

During 2021, publishing house Penguin - famous for its competitively priced paperback editions - is reprinting all of Len Deighton's fiction works in addition to his works of history.

It is the first major reissuing of his books for over a decade, and this time the company has gone all out on the cover designs, creating a range of fresh and vibrant cover designs that hark back to the 1960s, when designer Ray Hawkey did the covers for their first Deighton editions.

Check out the new section on the collector's guide page for more information.

In December 2020 it was announced by ITV - the UK's main commercial channel - that Len Deighton's The Ipcress File would be remade; this time, as a six-part TV series, rather than a film.

While sticking apparently closely to the plot of the book (and with more time to include elements not in the original film), the series will continue to use the 'Harry Palmer' moniker invented for the original movie. In the books, the protagonist is not referred to explicitly by name.

The series will star Joe Cole, a young actor who has been i the BBC's Peaky Blinders series, and he will be joined by Lucy Boynton and Tom Hollander. Liverpool and Croatia will be the main filming locations.

The original film launched Michael Caine's international career and was followed by two further Harry Palmer movies in the 1960s, plus two early 90s 'retreads' which were significantly less successful.

Clearly, ITV still sees significant value in the Palmer brand and the story, even though the Cold War is long over.

A new section of the website has been created to cover the TV series.

You can find out more about the original films here.

Alas, it is not a new novel or short story, or history, from author Len Deighton. However, in September 2020 he contributed a fourteen-page chapter - entitled Different Books; Different Problems; Different Solutions - to a new compendium published by The Detection Club called Howdunit. The books is dedicated to Deighton as its longest-standing member, and brings together contributions from hundreds of writers, living and dead, on the process of thriller and crime writing. Read more about it here.

Back on 18 February 2020, Len Deighton - inspiration for the creation of this website, turned 91.

In 2019, a new page was added to the author section of the website to mark Len Deighton's landmark 90th birthday.

It includes a collection of Dossier visitor reflections on what the author's books mean to them as readers, plus the definitive reader survey on their favourite books.

A new gallery with images from the rare, but fascinating, press launch for the Penguin paperback edition of Funeral in Berlin is now available on the Miscellany page.

Following the huge success of first edition of the novel, and its creation as a movie, Penguin - which now held the paperback rights - pulled out all the stops to publicise this new edition.

In the 'sixties, the impact of Deighton's Harry Palmer character on the British consciousness was undeniable.

Played by Michael Caine, over three films in the sixties, Palmer almost rivalled Bond in the cinematic spy department.

A new section of the website brings together .pdfs of four articles from contemporary magazines that explore these films and their cultural impact.