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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

The first episode in a nightly rerun of the seven-part, award-winning espionage drama of the seventies, based on the novel by John le Carre and starring the late Alec Guinness.
Some say George Smiley is in innocent retirement. Others say he was sacked after the Czech scandal, but all agree that nobody ever leaves the Circus without some unfinished business. A documentary about John le Carre follows.
Dramatised by Arthur Hopcraft
(For cast see Wednesday 27 December and New Year's Eve) (R) (S)

Contributors

Author:
John Le Carre
Dramatised by:
Arthur Hopcraft
Producer:
Jonathan Powell
Director:
John Irvin
George Smiley:
Alec Guinness
Source: Radio Times

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