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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Created by John Irvin, John le Carré

1979

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.

First aired
10 Sep 1979
Episode length
45 min
Also known as
Шпион, выйди вон!, Mullvaden
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Writer
Arthur Hopcraft
Cinematography
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Editors
Chris Wimble, Clare Douglas
Producer
Jonathan Powell
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 7 episodes

  • Limited Series

    Season 1 · 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.

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