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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Details

1979 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 80
  • from 3608 members

One of the UK's most popular TV programmes of all-time. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is the story of a retired spy called back for one last job; to find the killer of a Soviet general who is also a British agent. Read more

Starring Alec Guinness, Joss Ackland, Michael Aldridge, Ian Bannen
Director John Irvin
Genres Drama, Television

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

One of the UK's most popular TV programmes of all-time. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is the story of a retired spy called back for one last job; to find the killer of a Soviet general who is also a British agent.

Starring Alec Guinness, Joss Ackland, Michael Aldridge, Ian Bannen, Anthony Bate, Bernard Hepton, George Sewell
Director John Irvin
Studio BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING
Run time DVD: 5 hrs 50 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, Television
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 26 May 2003
Production year: 1979
Format DVD

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2 discs) (1979)

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  • 18 out of 19 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    a jewel from the BBC

    this is the opposite of dumbed down TV. It's intelligent, understated, beautifully acted and brilliantly scripted.

    Based on the John Le Carre novel of the same name, this is a faithful adaptation which doesn't insult the intelligence of the viewer by explaining the hard bits as it goes.

    This is one of the finest drama series produced by the BBC over the last 30 years. They honestly don't make them like this anymore - Savour it !

      • Andrew from London
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    What a bobby dazzler

    Having thought the first series a little slow moving it all makes sense by the end of the second. The tension crescendos - this is a masterpiece!

      • Jalfrezi from Hants
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