Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1979)

Cast

Alec Guinness as George Smiley
Alec Guinness

as George Smiley

Michael Jayston as Peter Guillam
Michael Jayston

as Peter Guillam

Anthony Bate as Oliver Lacon
Anthony Bate

as Oliver Lacon

George Sewell as Mendel
George Sewell

as Mendel

Bernard Hepton as Toby Esterhase
Bernard Hepton

as Toby Esterhase

Ian Richardson as Bill Haydon
Ian Richardson

as Bill Haydon

Hywel Bennett as Ricki Tarr
Hywel Bennett

as Ricki Tarr

Terence Rigby as Roy Bland
Terence Rigby

as Roy Bland

Ian Bannen as Jim Prideaux
Ian Bannen

as Jim Prideaux

Michael Aldridge as Percy Alleline
Michael Aldridge

as Percy Alleline

Alec Sabin as Fawn
Alec Sabin

as Fawn

Alexander Knox as Control
Alexander Knox

as Control

Siân Phillips as Ann Smiley
Siân Phillips

as Ann Smiley

Episodes

Return to the Circus poster

Return to the Circus 0.0

September 10, 1979

George Smiley's quiet retirement is interrupted when messengers arrive from London Station and call upon George Smiley …

Tarr Tells His Story poster

Tarr Tells His Story 0.0

September 17, 1979

Ricki Tarr, an active agent, recounts a tale to the spy masters that sways Smiley in favour of returning to the Circus …

Smiley Tracks the Mole poster

Smiley Tracks the Mole 0.0

September 24, 1979

Now that Smiley has rejoined the game he must secretly procure the information and files needed to conduct his investig…

How It All Fits Together poster

How It All Fits Together 0.0

October 1, 1979

Ricki Tarr becomes unstable and George Smiley must examine his past to find answers. He must examine his personal life …

Tinker Tailor poster

Tinker Tailor 0.0

October 8, 1979

Smiley, now fortified with new information, goes to confront Jim Prideaux, an old spy who long since came in from the c…

Smiley Sets a Trap poster

Smiley Sets a Trap 0.0

October 15, 1979

Smiley now has the information he needs and starts to stir things up with the men of which Control suspected one to be …

Flushing Out the Mole poster

Flushing Out the Mole 0.0

October 22, 1979

The waiting has paid off and the traps closes on Karla's mole. It is agreed to trade him against several English spies …