UK,
1979, 5 h 18 min
(Length: 40–50 min)
Directed by:
John IrvinCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Geoffrey BurgonCast:
Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, Ian Richardson, Hywel Bennett, Patrick Stewart, Siân Phillips, George Pravda, Ian Bannen, Joss Ackland (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(7)
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Return to the Circus (E01)
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Tarr Tells His Story (E02)
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Smiley Tracks the Mole (E03)
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How It All Fits Together (E04)
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Tinker Tailor (E05)
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Smiley Sets a Trap (E06)
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Flushing out the Mole (E07)
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In BAFTA-winner Sir Alec Guinness’s first major TV role he plays George Smiley, a retired agent who is secretly brought into ‘the Circus’ (the code name for British Secret Intelligence Service) to root out a top-level mole. Gradually piecing together the story, the weary but determined Smiley trawls through the murky waters of Cold War espionage and his own past. (BBC)
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Return to the Circus (E01)
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Tarr Tells His Story (E02)
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Smiley Tracks the Mole (E03)
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Tinker Tailor (E05)
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Smiley Sets a Trap (E06)
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Flushing out the Mole (E07)
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