Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy poster

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell and Michael Aldridge, was broadcast from 10 September to 22 October 1979. George Smiley, the ageing 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.

IMDb rating
8.4 (10,798 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Seasons

Season 1 (1979)

8.14 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 8.4 55 min avg

  • Big finale
Ep 1: 7.9 · 439 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 377 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 363 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 347 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 395 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 329 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 333 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Return to the Circus7.9439
2Tarr Tells His Story8.0377
3Smiley Tracks the Mole8.1363
4How It All Fits Together8.1347
5Tinker Tailor8.3395
6Smiley Sets a Trap8.2329
7Flushing Out the Mole8.4333