Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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.

★ 7.6/10 · 130 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Alec GuinnessGeorge Smiley
• Michael JaystonPeter Guillam
• Anthony BateSir Oliver Lacon
• George SewellMendel

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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

Peter McGinn: I tried to watch this drama series a year or so ago and didn’t get far. It isn’t bad but it has a… Read full review

CinemaSerf: With the Cold War at it's height, the head of the British counter-espionage agency - "Control" (Alexander Knox) is giving a clear impression… Read full review

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