Seasons and episodes
1Season 1 Sep. 10, 1979
1 - 1Return to the Circus Sep. 10, 1979
1 - 2Tarr Tells His Story Sep. 17, 1979
1 - 3Smiley Tracks the Mole Sep. 24, 1979
1 - 4How It All Fits Together Oct. 01, 1979
1 - 5Tinker Tailor Oct. 08, 1979
1 - 6Smiley Sets a Trap Oct. 15, 1979
1 - 7Flushing Out the Mole Oct. 22, 1979
Creator
Creator
Cast
George Smiley
Peter Guillam
Sir Oliver Lacon
Mendel
Synopsis
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC Two 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 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.
Original title Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
TMDb Rating 8.4
First air date Sep. 10, 1979
Last air date Oct. 22, 1979
Average Duration 50 minutes
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