Smiley's PeopleEpisode 1BBC Four Duration: 1 hourFirst broadcast: Sat 27th Oct 2007, 19:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Tue 6th Jan 2015, 22:00 on BBC Four HDSeminal spy drama series from 1982. Two seemingly unconnected events summon master spy George Smiley from retirement. Show more ContributorsGeorge Smiley:Alec GuinnessThe General:Curd JurgensDetective Chief Superintendent:Michael ElphickMadame Ostrakova:Eileen AtkinsOleg Kirov:Dudley SuttonMikhel:Michael GoughOtto Leipzig:Vladek SheybalLauder Strickland:Bill PatersonOliver Lacon:Anthony BateElvira:Ingrid PittVillem Craven:Paul HerzbergNigel Mostyn:Stephen RiddleMurgotroyd:Harry WalkerSergeant Pike:Trevor CooperAttache Kuznetsov:Renny KrupinskiDirector:Simon LangtonGenresDramaThrillerSeriesSmiley's People Source: BBC Online