Set during the Cold War period, this series is a very loose adaptation of Len Deighton's first spy novel 'The IPCRESS File' which was published in 1962
Series: The IPCRESS File (Streaming on Lionsgate Play)Duration: Average 47 mins per episode (Total 6 episodes)Director: James WatkinsCast: Joe Cole, Lucy Boynton, Tom Hollander, Joshua James, Anastasia Hille, Ashley Thomas, David Dencik, Tom .
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Drama written by Sarah Wooley
Whatever anyone declared categorically about Shura Giraldi, someone else insisted on the exact opposite. Shura was handsome and beautiful; Shura was kind and good, Shura was exploitative and evil. Shura was just another struggling White Russian refugee trying to get by in 1930s China; Shura was the heart and brains of a gang that ran clubs, sex workers, illicit booze and drugs, when not robbing banks and stealing gems to fence in Shanghai. Shura loved ballet and cabaret, creating the Shura Giraldi Dance Troupe that topped the bill at all the best Peking nightclubs.
Shura sometimes presented as male and sometimes as female. When passing as a man Shura bound his breasts tightly and wore a sharp tailored suit; when she was a woman she wore startlingly coloured robes, both Chinese-style cheongsam and Western dresses, letting her raven hair flow loose, said witnesses. Shura had added an incredibly massive layer of confusion and obfuscation to anyone looking