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Smiley's People

Miniseries

6 episodes · 1982
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.

Episodes

A Mother's Assistance
E1 · A Mother's Assistance
1982 · 50m · 6.8 TMDB
Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
The General's Big Fish
E2 · The General's Big Fish
1982 · 50m · 7.2 TMDB
Smiley takes a trip to investigate his friend's flat for clues. After finding a series of clues that lead to something bigger, Smiley interrogates a man about Vladimir's whereabouts. And lastly, a picture of two men in bed with a woman stirs things up.
Gathering Friends
E3 · Gathering Friends
1982 · 50m · 6.3 TMDB
The investigation of Vladimir's murder leads Smiley to interrogate his latest suspect. Smiley is told to stop investigating the case by a man on a motorcycle, and he just blows him off. Smiley's next stop is Oxfordshire, speaking to a mother and a daughter about the case.
The Rogue Elephant
E4 · The Rogue Elephant
1982 · 50m · 7.7 TMDB
Smiley continues his investigation, now looking for a man named Otto in a small fishing community, only to find his decaying body in his boat, and a mysterious chalk mark he's seen before. Smiley talks to the now-perpetually afraid woman.
Alexandra Tatiana
E5 · Alexandra Tatiana
1982 · 50m · 7.7 TMDB
Smiley and his colleagues read through an extremely long deathbed confession. Using an undercover name, Smiley travels to Berne to attempt to find the missing pieces of the murder mystery. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a woman in an asylum.
Smiley's Lighter
E6 · Smiley's Lighter
1982 · 50m · 9.0 TMDB
Smiley interrogates a diplomat by showing him a series of photographs, and in turn, closes in on the person who killed Vladimir. He is led to the asylum, and ironically, things eventually become clearer.

Cast

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
George Smiley

Crew

Jonathan Powell
Jonathan Powell
Producer
John le Carré
John le Carré
Novel