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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979 1 Seasons 7 Episodes ⭐ 7.6 War & Politics Drama Mystery

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell and Michael Aldridge, was broadcast from 10 September to 22 October 1979. George Smiley, the ageing 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.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell and Michael Aldridge, was broadcast from 10 September to 22 October 1979. George Smiley, the ageing 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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Return to the Circus

Retired espionage veteran George Smiley is called out on a top-secret mission: to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's ec

EP 2

Tarr Tells His Story

British agent Ricki Tarr, believed to have defected, resurfaces with sensational information: confirmation of a Russian

EP 3

Smiley Tracks the Mole

The investigation begins, with Peter Guillam burgling the archives for information, while Smiley visits an old comrade w

EP 4

How It All Fits Together

While Guillam and Tarr come under pressure, Smiley recounts his one meeting with Soviet master spy Karla, who is undoubt

EP 5

Tinker Tailor

Smiley calls on ex-Circus spy San Collins, who was the duty officer the night Jim Prideaux was shot. Collins confirms th

EP 6

Smiley Sets a Trap

Smiley confronts one of his suspects and gives him the results of his investigations, which could prove a considerable e

EP 7

Flushing Out the Mole

Smiley springs his trap and catches the mole, who confesses how and why it happened, and the answers ultimately rob Smil

Popular Cast

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

George Smiley

Michael Jayston

Michael Jayston

Peter Guillam

Anthony Bate

Anthony Bate

Sir Oliver Lacon

George Sewell

George Sewell

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