John le Carre's tinker, tailor, soldier, spy

The Resource John le Carre's tinker, tailor, soldier, spy
Label
John le Carre's tinker, tailor, soldier, spy
Statement of responsibility
A BBC television production in association with Paramount ; producer, Jonathan Powell ; dramatised by Arthur Hopcraft ; director, John Irvin
Title variation
Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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. Brought out of retirement to trace an enemy infiltrator in the department where he was once the prize employee, the shy and retiring master of espionage moves forwards to investigate and finds himself going backwards over very old ground
Cataloging source
SXP
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music composed and conducted by Geoffrey Burgon ; costume designer, Joyce Mortlock ; film editor, Chris Wimble, Clare Douglas ; designer, Austen Spriggs ; photography, Tony Pierce-Roberts
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Alec Guinness, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Michael Aldridge, Ian Richardson, Alexander Knox, George Sewell, Ian Bannen, Michael Jayston, Nigel Stock, Anthony Bate, Hywel Bennett, Thorley Walters, Beryl Reid, Patrick Stewart, John Standing, Joss Ackland, Sian Phillips
Runtime
326
Technique
live action
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