Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy One of Britain's master spies is working for the enemy. Can George Smiley beat him at his deadly game?
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.
- Created By
John IrvinJohn le Carré
- First Aired on
Sep 10, 1979
- Popularity: 15.8097
- 116 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Production
BBC (GB)Paramount Pictures (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Oct 22, 1979
Last episode: Flushing Out the Mole
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 7 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1John le Carré: The Secret Centre50 min
The English novelist, John Le Carré discusses his life as a secret agent and writer in this documentary about spies in fact and fiction.
Episode 2Interview with John le Carré50 min
Overview not available
Episode 3A Conversation with John le Carré50 min
Overview not available
Episode 4Michael Jayston Remembers... Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy15 min
Michael Jayston played George Smiley’s right-hand man Peter Guillam in the BBC’s acclaimed 1979 adaptation of John le Carré’s classic spy tale. As part of the BBC’s Centenary of Drama, and over four decades on, Michael now looks back on the experience, recalling what it was like working on what is still considered one of the best television series ever made, and how he held his own acting alongside one of the finest acting talents of the 20th century, the great Sir Alec Guinness.
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