Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
TV ShowTitle | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
User score | 7.5 |
Release date | Sep 10, 1979 |
Release date of last episode | Oct 22, 1979 |
Genre | War & Politics, Drama, Mystery |
Director | John Irvin , John le Carré |
Production country | United Kingdom |
Production companies | BBC, Paramount Pictures |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 7 |
Run time | 50 min. |
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.