The spying GAME

ASHLEY THOMAS on the gripping finale to his hit spy thriller

- CAREN CLARK

THE IPCRESS FILE LAST ONE SUNDAY, 9 PM, ITV DRAMA

After five weeks of heart-stopping danger, ITV's 60s-set espionage drama The Ipcress File is drawing to a close on Sunday in electrifying style.

While brainwashed spy Harry Palmer (Joe Cole) is struggling to keep his troubled mind under control, colleague Jean Courtney (Lucy Boynton) and shifty CIA agent Paul Maddox (Ashley Thomas) are keen to locate him.

Here, in an exclusive interview, Ashley, 37, tells TV Times what to expect...

Can you give us any teasers about the finale?

There are twists, major reveals, and tension. It shows the fragility of world peace and really depicts the moves that countries make in secret and how it can upset the balance.

It's been hinted that Maddox's time in the marines may have led to his involvement in a conspiracy with rogue US officer General Cathcart. Is he torn now?