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The Ipcress Copy: Damian Lewis is spitting image of Michael Caine's iconic character Harry Palmer as he films Our Kind of Traitor

PUBLISHED: 06:47 EST, 28 March 2014 | UPDATED: 08:27 EST, 28 March 2014

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Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery – and hopefully Michael Caine’s aware of that.

Damian Lewis, 43, has been spotted filming for his new role in Our Kind of Traitor on the banks of the Thames river looking like Michael’s character Harry Palmer from hit 1960s movie The Ipcress File.

Wearing a beige Aquascutum overcoat and thick-rimmed glasses Damian’s character, a member of British intelligence, looks like the spitting image of Harry Palmer - a British army sergeant forcibly drafted into the security services to work away a prison sentence.

Imitation: Damian Lewis was spotted filming scenes for his latest movie Our Kind Of Traitor on Wednesday looking like Michael Caine's iconic The Ipcress File character Harry Palmer

Damian was filming scenes on the banks of the river Thames in London, wearing a beige overcoat, a plaid scarf and smart trousers.

His trademark red locks were swept to one side and he prowled along the shore taking a phone call for most of the scene.

The former Homeland actor drew in quite a crowd of fans as he filmed in the capital city; the droves of fans lined up to watch the 43-year-old.

Swinging sixties style: The Homeland actor looked deep in concentration as he filmed scenes in London

Hard at work: The star was filming scenes on the Thames river bank with a crew of twenty

The hype surrounding the movie, which is doesn’t have a current release date, is building as more and more celebrity names are announced as being involved in the release.

Damian will join Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris in the big-screen adaptation of the John le Carre novel – to play a member of British intelligence.

Ralph Fiennes was originally cast in the hotly-anticipated thriller, but he dropped out and was replaced by The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo actor Stellan Skarsgård.

What a gent: Damian will play a member of British intelligence in the London-based movie

Flocking like birds: The star was surrounded by members of the cast and crew as they perfected the surroundings

Working hard: Shooting for the movie only began on Wednesday and it's unknown how long it's set to take

Shooting for the movie only began on Wednesday and it’s unknown how long it’s set to take.

Damian has also been cast opposite Nicole Kidman in Queen of the Desert, a film about the life of archaeologist, writer and explorer Gertrude Bell.

Drawing in the crowds: Despite only having been filming for two days, the word had clearly got out about Damian's filming location

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expat in Europe, somewhere, 1 hour ago

Rubbish! Damien versus Michael Caine? Get a life

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whatup, Philadelphia, United States, 15 hours ago

Maybe I am blind or stupid. But I do not understand the comparison. You could put anyone in a a jacket with some glasses and say that they look like someone else. They are not even playing the same character. The movies are based on books by two different authors. Bad writing and very insightful.

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mowgli, hinckley, 16 hours ago

so he wears a coat & glasses, and is working on a spy film... ok, so far... but the rest of it is nothing like mr caine, and quite a lot of people know that