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.
7.6 / 10
Seasons 1
Season 1
- 01 Return to the Circus 3088
- 02 Tarr Tells His Story 3266
- 03 Smiley Tracks the Mole 3263
- 04 How It All Fits Together 3264
- 05 Tinker Tailor 3257
- 06 Smiley Sets a Trap 3215
• Hywel Bennett as: Ricki Tarr
• Alec Guinness as: George Smiley
• Michael Jayston as: Peter Guillam
• Ian Bannen as: Jim Prideaux
• Ian Richardson as: Bill Haydon
• Michael Aldridge as: Percy Alleline
• Alexander Knox as: Control
• Anthony Bate as: Sir Oliver Lacon
• George Sewell as: Mendel
• Terence Rigby as: Roy Bland
• Siân Phillips as: Annie Smiley
• Bernard Hepton as: Toby Esterhase