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The Complete Smiley

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John le Carre's George Smiley novels, adapted for radio

The Complete Smiley: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

The Complete Smiley: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold: Episode 1

Episode 1

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Complete Smiley, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, Episode 1

Early 1960s Berlin, and East German agents face great danger.

Early 1960s Berlin, and East German agents face great danger. John le Carre thriller stars Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley.

Dramatisation by Robert Forrest of John le Carre's classic novel featuring intelligence officer George Smiley.

Berlin, the early 1960s - the Wall is up between East and West and the Cold War is at freezing point. Alec Leamas is Circus Head of Station in Berlin, and his network of agents in East Germany is in great danger.

Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale
Alec Leamas ...... Brian Cox
Liz Gold ...... Ruth Gemmell
Control ...... John Rowe
Peter Guillam ...... Richard Dillane
Elsie/Elvira ...... Siobhan Redmond
Ashe ...... Jamie Newall
Miss Crail ...... Liza Sadovy
Mr Pitt ...... Philip Fox
Grocer ...... David Hargreaves
CIA Man ...... Benjamin Askew.

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Adaptation of John le Carre's 1963 Cold War spy novel, starring Simon Russell Beale

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