Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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.

Cast

Alec Guinness George Smiley Michael Jayston Peter Guillam

Anthony Bate Sir Oliver Lacon

George Sewell Mendel Bernard Hepton Toby Esterhase

Robert MacNeil Self – Host (uncredited)

Ian Richardson Bill Haydon Hywel Bennett Ricki Tarr Michael Aldridge Percy Alleline Terence Rigby Roy Bland Ian Bannen Jim Prideaux

Alec Sabin Fawn

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