Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy:In Sir Alec Guinness's first major TV role he plays George Smiley, a retired agent who is secretly brought into 'the Circus' (the code name for British Secret Intelligence Service) to root out a top-level mole. Gradually piecing together the story, the weary but determined Smiley trawls through the murky waters of Cold War espionage and his own past.Originally transmitted 10th September1979 to 22nd October 1979.Smiley's People:The bespectacled spymaster is once more called from retirement to come to the aid of 'the Circus' - and he returns... with a vengeance. The murder of an migr Soviet General, who was also a British agent, sends him digging into the past on a twisted trail across Europe that moves, inexorably, towards a final showdown with his old adversary, Karla of Moscow Centre.Originally transmitted 20th September1982 to 25th October 1982. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. This release includes one of the UK's most popular TV programmes of all-time. TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is the story of a retired spy called back for one last job; to find the killer of a Soviet general who is also a British agent. Also included is John Le Carre's follow up. SMILEY'S PEOPLE sees shy espionage expert George Smiley coming out of retirement yet again to investigate enemy filtration in his old department. Age Rating 15
Double bill of BBC espionage drama mini-series based on the novels by John Le Carré and starring Alec Guinness as master spy George Smiley. In 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (1979), Smiley has been in 'retirement' for some time, some say owing to his mishandling of the Czech scandal. However, the retiring superspy finds himself summoned back to the 'Circus' (British secret service) when it transpires that an enemy infiltrator is at work in the department. Smiley returns once again to his old department in 'Smiley's People' (1982) following the murder of his friend, General Vladimir, a Russian who once worked for British Intelligence. When it transpires that Vladimir was in fact a double agent, Smiley becomes engaged in a battle of wills with his old adversaries at the Moscow Centre.
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