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- Season 1 overviewSep 10-Oct 22, 19797 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. Return to the Circus Sep 10, 1979
- George Smiley agrees to return from retirement to head the hunt for a Secret Service mole.
- 2. Tarr Tells His Story Sep 17, 1979
- Smiley is forced to go back over old ground when friend Ricki Tarr tells him a story about spies.
- 3. Smiley Tracks the Mole Sep 24, 1979
- In his search for the mole, George Smiley sets out for Oxford to visit an old and invaluable friend.
- 4. How It All Fits Together Oct 1, 1979
- Smiley recalls the past and his involvement with Tinker, Tailor, Soldier and Poorman.
- 5. Tinker, Tailor Oct 8, 1979
- Smiley thinks it's time to call on Jim Prideaux, whose assignment to Czechoslovakia went very wrong.
- 6. Smiley Sets a Trap Oct 15, 1979
- Smiley's investigation leads him to Jerry Westerby, a Fleet Street journalist.
- 7. Flushing Out The Mole Oct 22, 1979
- George Smiley's search for the mole at the heart of the Circus finally comes to an end.
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Plot. George Smiley, deputy to the head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, has been forced into retirement in the wake of Operation Testify, a failed spy mission in Czechoslovakia. The Chief of the Circus, known only as Control, had sent veteran agent Jim Prideaux to meet a Czech general who supposedly had information identifying a ...
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- BBC2
- 10 September –, 22 October 1979
- Geoffrey Burgon
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: With Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell. In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
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- 1980-09-29
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a faithful and languid adaptation of John le Carre's celebrated novel, anchored by an inimitable masterclass in subtlety by Alec Guinness.
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- Alec Guinness
- John Irvin
- September 10, 1979
Dec 31, 2014 · BBC. Publication date. 1979. Topics. BBC, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, John Le Carre, Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate. Language. English. "In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6's echelons." TV Mini Series, 1979.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Home. Episodes. All. Available now (0) Next on (0) Series 1. Adaptation of John le Carre's novel about spy George Smiley, recalled from retirement. Flushing Out...
Television. A TV adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was made by the BBC in 1979. It was a seven-part serial and was released in September of that year. The series was directed by John Irvin, produced by Jonathan Powell, and starred Alec Guinness as George Smiley, with Ian Richardson as Bill Haydon.
1 Season. BBC. Drama. TV14. Watchlist. A flawless adaptation of John le Carre's spy novel about the search for a Soviet mole who has burrowed into the highest echelons of British Intelligence.
