Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
tv show

7 total episodes
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1 seasons
One of Britain's master spies is working for the enemy. Can George Smiley beat him at his deadly game?
First Aired September 10, 1979
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast

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
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Alec Sabin
as
Fawn

Alexander Knox
as
Control
Crew
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Austen Spriggs
as
Production Design

Tony Pierce-Roberts
as
Director of Photography
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Elizabeth Rowell
as
Makeup Artist
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Joyce Mortlock
as
Costume Design

John Irvin
as
Director
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Clare Douglas
as
Editor
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Chris Wimble
as
Editor

Jonathan Powell
as
Producer

Geoffrey Burgon
as
Music
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Malcolm Webberley
as
Sound Recordist
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Arthur Hopcraft
as
Writer

John le Carré
as
Novel