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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)

Sep 10, 1979 · 1 season · 7 episodes

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One of Britain's master spies is working for the enemy. Can George Smiley beat him at his deadly game?

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.

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Series cast

  • Alec Guinness Alec Guinness George Smiley 7 episodes
  • Michael Jayston Michael Jayston Peter Guillam 7 episodes
  • Anthony Bate Anthony Bate Sir Oliver Lacon 7 episodes
  • George Sewell George Sewell Mendel 7 episodes
  • Bernard Hepton Bernard Hepton Toby Esterhase 6 episodes
  • Robert MacNeil Robert MacNeil Self – Host (uncredited) 6 episodes
  • Ian Richardson Ian Richardson Bill Haydon 5 episodes
  • Hywel Bennett Hywel Bennett Ricki Tarr 5 episodes
  • Michael Aldridge Michael Aldridge Percy Alleline 5 episodes
  • Terence Rigby Terence Rigby Roy Bland 5 episodes
  • Ian Bannen Ian Bannen Jim Prideaux 4 episodes
  • Alec Sabin Fawn 4 episodes
  • Beryl Reid Beryl Reid Connie Sachs 3 episodes
  • Alexander Knox Alexander Knox Control 3 episodes
  • Duncan Jones Roach 3 episodes
  • Daniel Beecher Spikely 3 episodes

Seasons

  • Poster for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Limited Series Limited Series Sep 1979 · 7 episodes
  • Specials Sep 2000 · 4 episodes

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