Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Directed by:
John IrvinCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Geoffrey BurgonCast:
Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, Ian Richardson, Hywel Bennett, Ian Bannen, Alexander Knox, Eugene Lipinski, Terence Rigby, Nigel Stock, George Sewell, Bernard Hepton, Milos Kirek (more)Plots(1)
Was George Smiley sacked after a scandal or is he merely retired? When he is summoned by the Cabinet watchdog for Intelligence Affairs, Smiley agrees to head the hunt for a Secret Service mole. (BBC)
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.
![Michael Jayston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/079/161079276_f7e8c3.jpg)
Michael Jayston
UK
Best series:
Only Fools and Horses.... (1981) (series)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (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: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Ian Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269363_402234.jpg)
Ian Richardson
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
House of Cards (1990) (series)
The Final Cut (1995) (series)
![Hywel Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/997/161997847_b3926a.jpg)
Hywel Bennett
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Ian Bannen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270764_9cb143.jpg)
Ian Bannen
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Original Sin (1997) (series)
![Alexander Knox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/441/164441529_babe8a.jpg)
Alexander Knox
Canada
Best series:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
The Saint (1962) (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)
![Terence Rigby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/875/160875398_54e32e.gif)
Terence Rigby
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
![Nigel Stock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/382/161382440_6ab49c.jpg)
Nigel Stock
Malta
Best series:
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
![George Sewell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399040_233751.jpg)
George Sewell
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![Bernard Hepton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/459/161459440_d0af5a.jpg)
Bernard Hepton
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Milos Kirek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/619/164619485_906f2e.jpg)
Milos Kirek
Czechoslovakia
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Disneyland (1954) (series)
Alec Sabin
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Bergerac (1981) (series)
Brian Hawksley
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![Michael Aldridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/543/161543289_91c81e.jpg)
Michael Aldridge
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)