Len Deighton bibliography James Bond. Several of Deighton's works have been adapted for screen: the films "The Ipcress File" (1965), "Funeral in Berlin" (1966), "Billion Dollar Brain" (1967) and "Spy Film" (1976). In 1988 Granada Television produced the miniseries "Game, Set and Match" based on his trilogy of the same name. Len Deighton bibliography Len Deighton (born 18 February 1929) is an English author known for his novels, works of military history, screenplays and cookery writing. He had a varied career, including as a pastry cook, waiter, co-editor of a magazine, teacher and air steward before writing his first novel in 1962: "The
The IPCRESS File his attempt to sell information to the protagonist had been a test of his loyalty, which the protagonist had passed by rejecting it. The novel ends with the protagonist concluding his report to the Minister, revealing that Jay has turned and began working for the British, while Dalby has been executed and his death covered up as a car accident. In 1992 Deighton said that the inspiration to write the novel came from his real-life neighbour Anna Wolkoff, a White Russian émigré who collaborated with a cipher clerk from the American embassy to spy for Germany in World War II.