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.
Genre: War & Politics, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell, Bernard Hepton, Ian Richardson
Crew: Tony Pierce-Roberts, Arthur Hopcraft, John le Carré, Geoffrey Burgon, Malcolm Webberley, Chris Wimble
Country: GB
Studio: BBC Two
Runtime: 50:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Sep 10, 1979
Last air date: Oct 22, 1979
Episode: 7 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 3.477
