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)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)
Plots(1)
No doubt remains, a mole has infiltrated the Circus, code name for the British Secret Intelligence Service. It can be only one of four men operating at the very highest level. Sidelined agent George Smiley is covertly tapped to root out the mole, a task that requires a painstaking dig through the double-blind world of Cold War era espionage and his own past. (official distributor synopsis)
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Bernard Hepton
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Czechoslovakia
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Alec Sabin
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Michael Aldridge
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Reg Thomason
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Guy Standeven
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