Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
One of Britain's master spies is working for the enemy. Can George Smiley beat him at his deadly game?
Premiered: Sep 10, 1979 | 1 seasons | 7 episodes
Popularity: 5
| Creator: | John Irvin, John le Carré |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Siân Phillips | Ann Smiley | 7 |
| Hywel Bennett | Ricki Tarr | 7 |
| Michael Aldridge | Percy Alleline | 7 |
| Alec Guinness | George Smiley | 7 |
| Ian Bannen | Jim Prideaux | 7 |
| Ian Richardson | Bill Haydon | 7 |
| Michael Jayston | Peter Guillam | 7 |
| Alexander Knox | Control | 7 |
| George Sewell | Mendel | 7 |
| Terence Rigby | Roy Bland | 7 |
| Anthony Bate | Oliver Lacon | 7 |
| Bernard Hepton | Toby Esterhase | 7 |
| Patrick Stewart | 1 | |
| Thorley Walters | 1 | |
| John Standing | 1 | |
| Hilary Minster | 1 | |
| Warren Clarke | 1 | |
| Joss Ackland | 1 | |
| George Pravda | 1 | |
| Eugene Lipinski | 1 | |
| Beryl Reid | 1 | |
| Nigel Stock | 1 | |
| John Wells | 1 |