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Smiley's People (1982)

7.7/10 Ended 50 min Sep 20, 1982 1 Season
Drama Mystery

Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.

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Show Details

Original Title Smiley's People
Original Language EN
Status Ended
Type Miniseries
Total Episodes 6
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 10.8

Networks

BBC Two
GB

Cast

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
George Smiley
6 episodes
Eileen Atkins
Eileen Atkins
Madame Ostrakova
6 episodes
Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson
Lauder Strickland
6 episodes
Bernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton
Toby Esterhase
6 episodes
Anthony Bate
Anthony Bate
Oliver Lacon
6 episodes
Ingrid Pitt
Ingrid Pitt
Elvira
6 episodes
Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Peter Guillam
6 episodes
Beryl Reid
Beryl Reid
Connie Sachs
6 episodes
Andy Bradford
Andy Bradford
Ferguson
6 episodes
Tusse Silberg
Tusse Silberg
Alexandra Ostrakova
6 episodes
Germaine Delbat
Germaine Delbat
Madame La Pierre
6 episodes
Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf
Claus Kretzschmar
6 episodes

Key Crew

Created By John le Carré
Writer John le Carré, John Hopkins
Music Patrick Gowers
Producer Jonathan Powell

Seasons

Miniseries
Miniseries
6 episodes 1982

Networks

BBC Two
GB

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

spy based on novel or book miniseries intelligence agent

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Oct 27, 2024

When "Madame Ostrakova" (Eileen Atkins) is accosted by a man as she tries to board a bus, we discover that she has a secret Soviet past that saw her flee, leaving her daughter in Moscow. Faced with a difficult choice, she contacts the one man who might be able to help. That's "Gen. Vladimir" (Curd J ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date September 20, 1982
Last Air Date October 25, 1982
Country GB
Language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 10.8
Links
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