Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

"One of Britain's master spies is working for the enemy. Can George Smiley beat him at his deadly game?"

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.

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Created By

John Irvin John le Carré

Status

Ended

Original Name

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

First Air Date

September 10, 1979

Last Air Date

October 22, 1979

Seasons

Episodes

Language

Czech, English, Russian

Production Companies

BBC Paramount Pictures

Networks

BBC Two

S01E07

Flushing Out the Mole

The waiting has paid off and the traps closes on Karla's mole. It is agreed to trade him against several English spies who were captured by the KGB, but Prideaux is still not found and he has an open account to settle with the mole. With the command structure of the Circus hollowed out and containment in progress, Smiley cannot come in from the cold but remains to pick up the pieces.

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