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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Details

1979 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 80
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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. 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
      • Posted 29 Sep 2004 13:03

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  • 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Words cannot describe how good this is!

    The second half of the adaptation of John le Carre's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is absolutely brilliant. So brilliant I am almost tempted to downgrade everything else I have rated at 7 to 6, just so this stands out!

    It is based on the ultimate spy thriller, with Smiley (Alec Guinness) trying to find out which senior British spy is a soviet mole. On this disc, Smiley digs deeper into a failed operation in the Czech republic and eventually unmasks the Soviet mole. The final episode - which is largely a conversation between Smiley and the Mole is superb - in that it uncovers the motivations and character of people like Kim Philby.

    The disc also contains a really good one hour documentary by the BBC on John le Carre. It covers his time as a spy in Bern and Bonn, his dealings with Kim Philby and his career as a writer.

      • Bina007 from London
      • Posted 21 Jan 2005 10:04

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