Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Name: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Genre: War & Politics, Drama, Mystery
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell, Bernard Hepton

TV Show

First Air Date: September 10, 1979

Last Air Date: October 22, 1979

Genre: War & Politics, Drama, Mystery

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 7

Episode Runtime: 50 min

Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10

Cast: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell, Bernard Hepton

Created By: John Irvin, John le Carré

Network: BBC Two

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.