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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

One of Britain's master spies is working for the enemy. Can George Smiley beat him at his deadly game?

PG
TV series
1979
1 season
BBC Two
War & Politics
Drama
Mystery

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7.6 TMDB worldwide · 131 ratings

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell and Michael Aldridge, was broadcast from 10 September to 22 October 1979. George Smiley, the ageing 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.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1979 British spy drama television serial from the BBC, based upon John le Carré's 1974 novel. It is directed by John Irvin and produced by Jonathan Powell, written for the screen by Arthur Hopcraft. It stars Alec Guinness as George Smiley, along with Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell, Michael Aldridge and Beryl Reid.

The serial was originally shown in the United Kingdom in seven installments, aired from 10 September to 22 October 1979 on BBC Two. In the United States, the serial was re-edited from the original seven episodes to fit into six episodes, beginning on 29 September 1980 as a part of PBS's Great Performances.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy received widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences. It won BAFTA TV Awards for Best Actor (for Guinness) and Best Film Cameraman (for Tony Pierce-Roberts), with seven other nominations. In the United States, the serial was nominated for a Outstanding Limited Series. It was followed by Smiley's People in 1982.

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