The Japan TimesMar 24
Len Deighton revolutionized spy fiction with his unnamed, working-class anti-heroes whose cynical realism and bureaucratic worlds offered a sharp contrast to glamorous spies, leaving a lasting mark on the genre. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/24/world/len-deighton-dies-aged-97/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #lendeighton #authors #literature #movies #harrypalmer #michaelcaine #sloughhouse #slowhorses #ianfleming #johnlecarre #jamesbond #georgesmiley #bernardsamson
Six decades ago, Len Deighton created a man for our times

Unlike Ian Fleming and John le Carre, creators of James Bond and George Smiley, respectively, Deighton never worked for the British intelligence service.

The Japan Times
klu9Mar 17

A few years back when #IdrisElba was being mentioned a lot for the next #JamesBond , I thought "No, he should be the next #HarryPalmer !"

#LenDeighton

The CraggusJun 27, 2025

Billion Dollar Brain (1967) Review

Michael Caine's Harry Palmer meets his nemesis in director Ken Russell....

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#blogging #billiondollarbrainreview #moviereview #fredgriffiths #milosperber #kenrussell #edbegley #thriller #michaelcaine #vladeksheybal #1967 #harrypalmer #billiondollarbrain #oscarhomolka #guydoleman #donaldsutherland #stanleycaine #karlmalden #johnbrandon #susangeorge #thecraggus #françoisedorléac

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Mark HMar 8, 2025

Now, listen to me. Listen to me. The Ipcress File has just started on BBC2.

#TheIpcressFile #IpcressFile #HarryPalmer

☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Jan 19, 2025

“This is our world. If you want to join it, okay. If you don’t, we’ll leave you behind. Good-bye.” — #MichaelCaine

#21StCentury / #IPCRESS / #HarryPalmer

John Griogair BellMay 27, 2024

Billion-Dollar Brain

https://library.hrmtc.com/2024/05/27/billion-dollar-brain/

Billion-Dollar Brain - The Hermetic Library Blog

Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Billion-Dollar Brain [Amazon] by Len Deighton, part of the Harry Palmer series. (n.b. There is apparently a new paperback edition [Amazon, Bookshop, Local Library] due March 2025.) “A good agent should have a fast brain and a slow mouth.” (189) Deighton’s protagonist in his fourth spy story isn’t very […]

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VellaEscolaApr 1, 2024

Cara A: Summer Sand

Cara B: Something To Remind Me

Owen Gray – Summer Sand / Something To Remind Me
Label: Pama Supreme – PS 325
Format: Vinyl, 7"
Country: UK
Released: 1971
Genre: Reggae
Style: Rocksteady

Producer – Derrick Morgan (tracks: A), H. Palmer (tracks: B)

#SkinheadSessions #Reggae #Rocksteady #OwenGray #PamaRecords #PamaSupreme #DerrickMorgan #HarryPalmer #RecordCollection #Vinyl45 #7InchVinyl

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Mark HDec 16, 2023

The Ipcress File is on BBC2 right now. There's nothing about this movie I don't absolutely love. Cinematography, actors, music, atmosphere: all sublime.

#TheIpcressFile #IpcressFile #HarryPalmer #MichaelCaine #Movies

John Griogair BellNov 27, 2023

Funeral in Berlin

https://library.hrmtc.com/2023/11/27/funeral-in-berlin/

Funeral in Berlin - The Hermetic Library Blog

Hermetic Library Fellow T Polyphilus reviews Funeral in Berlin [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by Len Deighton, book 3 of the Harry Palmer series. Where Horse Under Water (the immediately prior “Secret File” by Deighton) had a crossword conceit, Funeral in Berlin is instead ornamented with chess tactics. I read it as a chaser to […]

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LordWoolamalooMar 11, 2023

Watching Ipcress File with dad, remember reading Len Deighton in my teens. Reached the classic 60s brainwashing scene, something you rarely see in a modern spy film, but laundering of cognitive processes was all the rage back then.

#film #brainwashing #HarryPalmer #books #MichaelCaine #IpcressFile #LenDeighton #SpyFilm #1960s #1960sFilm