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)
(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.
![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)
![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)
![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)
![George Pravda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276264_8caadb.jpg)
George Pravda
Austria-Hungary
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Prisoner (1967) (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)
![Joss Ackland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/037/165037480_961244.jpg)
Joss Ackland
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
![Warren Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272474_d309a3.jpg)
Warren Clarke
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
![Thorley Walters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307322_92b3f5.jpg)
Thorley Walters
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (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)
Hilary Minster
UK
Best series:
'Allo 'Allo! (1982) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
![John Standing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416797_b986df.jpg)
John Standing
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
The Crown (2016) (series)
Patrick Melrose (2018) (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)
![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)