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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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 | |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 26 May 2003 Production year: 1979 |
| Format | DVD |
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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 !
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!
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