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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy( 1979)

TV-MAWar & PoliticsDramaMystery
75%
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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.

  1. John Irvin

    Creator

  2. John le Carré

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Alec Guinness

    George Smiley

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    Michael Jayston

    Peter Guillam

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    Anthony Bate

    Oliver Lacon

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    George Sewell

    Mendel

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    Bernard Hepton

    Toby Esterhase

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    Ian Richardson

    Bill Haydon

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    Hywel Bennett

    Ricki Tarr

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    Terence Rigby

    Roy Bland

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    Ian Bannen

    Jim Prideaux

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    Michael Aldridge

    Percy Alleline

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    Alec Sabin

    Fawn

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    Alexander Knox

    Control

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    Siân Phillips

    Ann Smiley

Current Season

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Season 1

1979 | 7 Episodes

Season 1 of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy premiered on Sep 10 1979

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A review by Peter McGinn

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Written by Peter McGinn on Mon Jan 23 2023
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 slow pace, which I am usually fine with, but I am not into spy stories. I gave it a second try recently and had no trouble finishing it this time. There is some action and a small amount of drama, but mostly it is conversation and a slow-burning tension running through it. I confess I occasionally wasn’t sure who was doing what off screen, but i never completely lost the thread. Alec Guinness is very good. He gives what seems like a restrained performance, playing a man who fights emotions th...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • spy
  • great britain
  • traitor
  • cold war
  • kgb
  • miniseries
  • mole