Smiley's People
tv show

6 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired September 20, 1982
Overview
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.
Cast

Alec Guinness
as
George Smiley

Eileen Atkins
as
Madame Ostrakova

Bill Paterson
as
Lauder Strickland

Vladek Sheybal
as
Otto Leipzig

Andy Bradford
as
Ferguson

Bernard Hepton
as
Toby Esterhase

Anthony Bate
as
Oliver Lacon

Michael Byrne
as
Peter Guillam

Tusse Silberg
as
Alexandra Ostrakova

Germaine Delbat
as
Madame La Pierre

Ingrid Pitt
as
Elvira

Michael Lonsdale
as
Anton Grigoriev
Crew
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Austen Spriggs
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Production Design
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Kenneth MacMillan
as
Director of Photography
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Elizabeth Rowell
as
Makeup Artist
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Sheila Beers
as
Costume Design

Simon Langton
as
Director
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Chris Wimble
as
Editor
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Clare Douglas
as
Editor

Jonathan Powell
as
Producer
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Lee Taylor
as
Sound
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Patrick Gowers
as
Music

John le Carré
as
Writer
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John Hopkins
as
Writer