Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)

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

  • Genre: War & Politics, Drama, Mystery
  • Creator: John Irvin, John le Carré
  • First Air Date: 1979-09-10
  • Last Air Date: 1979-10-22
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 7
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 50 min.
  • Production Company: BBC
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Networks: BBC Two
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Summary

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.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Seasons

Season 0

First Air Date: 2000-09-12
4 Episodes

Season 1

First Air Date: 1979-09-10
7 Episodes

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1Return to the Circus50 min
Season 1Episode 2Tarr Tells His Story50 min
Season 1Episode 3Smiley Tracks the Mole50 min
Season 1Episode 4How It All Fits Together50 min
Season 1Episode 5Tinker Tailor50 min
Season 1Episode 6Smiley Sets a Trap50 min
Season 1Episode 7Flushing Out the Mole50 min
  • Alec Guinness

    as George Smiley
  • Michael Jayston

    as Peter Guillam
  • Anthony Bate

    as Oliver Lacon
  • George Sewell

    as Mendel
  • Bernard Hepton

    as Toby Esterhase
  • Ian Richardson

    as Bill Haydon
  • Hywel Bennett

    as Ricki Tarr
  • Terence Rigby

    as Roy Bland
  • Ian Bannen

    as Jim Prideaux
  • Michael Aldridge

    as Percy Alleline
  • Alec Sabin

    as Fawn
  • Alexander Knox

    as Control
  • Siân Phillips

    as Ann Smiley
Camera Tony Pierce-Roberts Director of Photography
Writing John le Carré Novel
Writing Arthur Hopcraft Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Joyce Mortlock Costume Design
Sound Geoffrey Burgon Music
Art Austen Spriggs Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Rowell Makeup Artist
Sound Malcolm Webberley Sound Recordist
Editing Clare Douglas Editor
Editing Chris Wimble Editor
Production Jonathan Powell Producer