Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)

09/10/1979 (GB) • 50m

War & Politics, Drama, Mystery

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Alec Guinness

George Smiley

7 Episodes

Michael Jayston

Peter Guillam

7 Episodes

Anthony Bate

Oliver Lacon

7 Episodes

George Sewell

Mendel

7 Episodes

Bernard Hepton

Toby Esterhase

7 Episodes

Ian Richardson

Bill Haydon

7 Episodes

Hywel Bennett

Ricki Tarr

7 Episodes

Terence Rigby

Roy Bland

7 Episodes

Ian Bannen

Jim Prideaux

7 Episodes


Last Season

Season 1

1979 | 7 Episodes

Season 1 of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy premiered on September 10, 1979.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

spy

great britain

traitor

cold war

kgb

miniseries

mole

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