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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard

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Season 1

  • Tarr Tells His Story
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    Tarr Tells His Story

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1979

    British agent Ricki Tarr, believed to have defected, resurfaces with sensational information: confirmation of a Russian mole in the Service.

    Director: John Irvin

    Writer: Arthur Hopcraft

  • Tinker Tailor
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    Tinker Tailor

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1979

    Smiley calls on ex-Circus spy San Collins, who was the duty officer the night Jim Prideaux was shot. Collins confirms the events as Smiley understands them and that Prideaux's good friend Bill Hayden is the senior officer who took charge of the case after all hell broke loose. Smiley subsequently meets with Prideaux to get a firsthand account of the events during the disastrous Operation Testify in Czechoslovakia.

    Director: John Irvin

    Writer: Arthur Hopcraft

  • Smiley Sets a Trap
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    Smiley Sets a Trap

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1979

    Smiley confronts one of his suspects and gives him the results of his investigations, which could prove a considerable embarrassment to those concerned.

    Director: John Irvin

    Writer: Arthur Hopcraft

  • Flushing Out the Mole
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    Flushing Out the Mole

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1979

    Smiley springs his trap and catches the mole, who confesses how and why it happened, and the answers ultimately rob Smiley of any sense of victory.

    Director: John Irvin

    Writer: Arthur Hopcraft

  • Return to the Circus
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    Return to the Circus

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1979

    Retired espionage veteran George Smiley is called out on a top-secret mission: to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.

    Director: John Irvin

    Writer: Arthur Hopcraft

  • Smiley Tracks the Mole
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    Smiley Tracks the Mole

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1979

    The investigation begins, with Peter Guillam burgling the archives for information, while Smiley visits an old comrade whose past knowledge could prove vital to locating the spy.

    Director: John Irvin

    Writer: Arthur Hopcraft

  • How It All Fits Together
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    How It All Fits Together

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1979

    While Guillam and Tarr come under pressure, Smiley recounts his one meeting with Soviet master spy Karla, who is undoubtedly running the mole inside MI6.

    Director: John Irvin

    Writer: Arthur Hopcraft