Directed by:
Simon LangtonCinematography:
Kenneth MacMillanComposer:
Patrick GowersCast:
Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Michael Byrne, Anthony Bate, Vladek Sheybal, Barry Foster, Michael Gough, Curd Jürgens, Maureen Lipman (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(6)
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A Mother's Assistance (E01)
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The General's Big Fish (E02)
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Gathering Friends (E03)
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The Rogue Elephant (E04)
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Alexandra Tatjana (E05)
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Smiley's Lighter (E06)
Plots(1)
Smiley and Karla in the final confrontation. The acclaimed BBC production of John Le Carré’s espionage classic. The bespectacled spymaster is once more called from retirement to come to the aid of ‘the Circus’ - and he returns with a vengeance. The murder of an émigré Soviet General, who was also a British agent, sends him digging into the past on a twisted trail across Europe that moves, inexorably, towards a final showdown with his old adversary, Karla of Moscow Centre. (BBC)
(more)Cast
![Alec Guinness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/234/164234597_fa4283.jpg)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
5 Second Movies (2007) (series) - a.f.
![Eileen Atkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205153_f4d0a3.jpg)
Eileen Atkins
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Vicious (2013) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Bill Paterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/656/166656171_d709aa.jpg)
Bill Paterson
UK
Best series:
Ted Lasso (2020) (series)
Fleabag (2016) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Michael Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/593/168593259_kg3dv7.jpg)
Michael Byrne
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Arrested Development (2003) (series)
![Anthony Bate](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673947_d18d23.jpg)
Anthony Bate
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Vladek Sheybal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906647_abb00b.jpg)
Vladek Sheybal
Poland
Best series:
Shogun (1980) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Barry Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307242_4cfd98.gif)
Barry Foster
UK
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Death of an Expert Witness (1983) (series)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Brideshead Revisited (1981) (series)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) (series)
![Curd Jürgens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653265_e4fc73.jpg)
Curd Jürgens
German Empire
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Derrick (1974) (series)
![Maureen Lipman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328273_f8a8a0.jpg)
Maureen Lipman
UK
Best series:
Skins (2007) (series)
The Vicar of Dibley (1994) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Michael Lonsdale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363245_51fe71.png)
Michael Lonsdale
France
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Le Silence de l'épervier (2008) (series)
![Siân Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270592_07bf33.jpg)
Siân Phillips
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
![Ingrid Pitt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/595/160595929_90e5f0.jpg)
Ingrid Pitt
Poland
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Caroline Sihol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064362_46c79b.jpg)
Caroline Sihol
France
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Mister Spade (2024) (series)
![Mario Adorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/693/165693130_17b05e.jpg)
Mario Adorf
Switzerland
Best series:
Naumachos (1976) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Eugene Lipinski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188384_c6f231.jpg)
Eugene Lipinski
UK
Best series:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Alan Rickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679115_83fed8.png)
Alan Rickman
UK
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)
King of the Hill (1997) (series)
![Patrick Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316127_255934.jpg)
Patrick Stewart
UK
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Futurama (1999) (series)
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
![Dudley Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271776_8d3c70.jpg)
Dudley Sutton
UK
Best series:
Skins (2007) (series)
Widows (1983) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Beryl Reid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416799_5e49d0.jpg)
Beryl Reid
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Cracker (1993) (series)