Directed by:
Simon LangtonCinematography:
Kenneth MacMillanComposer:
Patrick GowersCast:
Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Michael Byrne, Anthony Bate, Vladek Sheybal, Barry Foster, Michael Gough, Curd Jürgens, Maureen Lipman (more)Episodes(6)
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A Mother's Assistance (E01)
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The General's Big Fish (E02)
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Gathering Friends (E03)
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The Rogue Elephant (E04)
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Alexandra Tatjana (E05)
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Smiley's Lighter (E06)
Plots(1)
Both had supposedly outlived their usefulness to the Circus, the British Secret Intelligence Service: George Smiley, the retired head of espionage, and General Vladimir, an aging informant who reported to him. When the general walks into a bullet after sending an urgent message to his old handler, the Circus asks Smiley to "tidy things up." But Smiley hears Vladimir's message as a call to arms against his nemesis, the Soviet super spy Karla, once again tantalizingly within his grasp. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alec Guinness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/234/164234597_fa4283.jpg)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
5 Second Movies (2007) (series) - a.f.
![Eileen Atkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205153_f4d0a3.jpg)
Eileen Atkins
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Vicious (2013) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Bill Paterson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/656/166656171_d709aa.jpg)
Bill Paterson
UK
Best series:
Ted Lasso (2020) (series)
Fleabag (2016) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Michael Byrne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/593/168593259_kg3dv7.jpg)
Michael Byrne
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Arrested Development (2003) (series)
![Anthony Bate](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673947_d18d23.jpg)
Anthony Bate
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Vladek Sheybal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906647_abb00b.jpg)
Vladek Sheybal
Poland
Best series:
Shogun (1980) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Barry Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307242_4cfd98.gif)
Barry Foster
UK
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Death of an Expert Witness (1983) (series)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Brideshead Revisited (1981) (series)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) (series)
![Curd Jürgens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653265_e4fc73.jpg)
Curd Jürgens
German Empire
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Inspecteur Derrick (1974) (series)
![Maureen Lipman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328273_f8a8a0.jpg)
Maureen Lipman
UK
Best series:
Skins (2007) (series)
The Vicar of Dibley (1994) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Michael Lonsdale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363245_51fe71.png)
Michael Lonsdale
France
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Le Silence de l'épervier (2008) (series)
![Siân Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270592_07bf33.jpg)
Siân Phillips
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
![Ingrid Pitt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/595/160595929_90e5f0.jpg)
Ingrid Pitt
Poland
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Caroline Sihol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/064/158064362_46c79b.jpg)
Caroline Sihol
France
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Mister Spade (2024) (series)
![Mario Adorf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/693/165693130_17b05e.jpg)
Mario Adorf
Switzerland
Best series:
Naumachos (1976) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
![Eugene Lipinski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188384_c6f231.jpg)
Eugene Lipinski
UK
Best series:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Alan Rickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679115_83fed8.png)
Alan Rickman
UK
Best series:
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)
King of the Hill (1997) (series)
![Patrick Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316127_255934.jpg)
Patrick Stewart
UK
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Futurama (1999) (series)
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
![Dudley Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271776_8d3c70.jpg)
Dudley Sutton
UK
Best series:
Skins (2007) (series)
Widows (1983) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Beryl Reid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416799_5e49d0.jpg)
Beryl Reid
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Cracker (1993) (series)