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)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)
Both had supposedly outlived their usefulness to the Circus, the British Secret Intelligence Service: George Smiley, the retired head of espionage, and General Vladimir, an aging informant who reported to him. When the general walks into a bullet after sending an urgent message to his old handler, the Circus asks Smiley to "tidy things up." But Smiley hears Vladimir's message as a call to arms against his nemesis, the Soviet super spy Karla, once again tantalizingly within his grasp. (official distributor synopsis)
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François Clavier
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Harry Walker
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Jonathan Burn
UK
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Guy Standeven
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