Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
TV Show Information
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.
First Air Date
September 10, 1979
Creators
John Irvin, John le Carré
Episode Runtime
50 minutes
Status
Ended
Episodes
1 Season (7 Episodes)
Cast
Alec GuinnessMichael JaystonAnthony BateGeorge SewellBernard HeptonIan RichardsonHywel BennettTerence RigbyIan BannenMichael Aldridge
Network
BBC Two
Production
BBCParamount Pictures
Genres
War & PoliticsDramaMystery