Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar-man, thief. 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.
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Genre: Best TV mini-series, Drama
Director: John Irvin
Studio: BBC
Creators: Arthur Hopcraft, John Irvin, John le Carré
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy, 4 wins & 8 nominations total
TV Status: Ended
Duration:
50minRelease: 1979
IMDb: 8.5
TMDb: 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
FilmAffinity: 7.5
Networks: BBC Two
Starring: Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Bernard Hepton, George Sewell, Hywel Bennett, Ian Bannen, Ian Richardson, Michael Aldridge, Michael Jayston, Terence Rigby