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The Complete Smiley

Drama: Crime

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

The Complete Smiley: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

The Complete Smiley: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: Episode 2

Episode 2

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Complete Smiley, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Episode 2

George looks to the past in his hunt for a mole threatening the British Secret Service.

George looks to the past in his hunt for a mole threatening the British Secret Intelligence Service. Stars Simon Russell Beale.

Dramatisation by Shaun McKenna of John le Carre's classic novel.

George Smiley, called back from retirement, tries to piece together the events of the past to find the mole he believes is tearing apart the British Secret Intelligence Service.

George Smiley ...... Simon Russell Beale
Ann Smiley ...... Anna Chancellor
Control ...... John Rowe
Peter Guillam ...... Ewan Bailey
Percy Alleline ...... Bill Paterson 
Ricki Tarr ...... Jamie Foreman
Toby Esterhase ...... Sam Dale
Bill Haydon ...... Michael Feast
Roy Bland...... David Hargreaves
Sam Collins ...... Nicholas Boulton.

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Retired George Smiley hunts a mole in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service.

Retired George Smiley hunts a mole in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service. John le Carre's thriller.

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