Smiley's People
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Sep 20, 1982
A Mother's Assistance Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Sep 27, 1982
The General's Big Fish Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Oct 4, 1982
Gathering Friends Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Oct 11, 1982
The Rogue Elephant Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Oct 18, 1982
Alexandra Tatiana Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Oct 25, 1982
Smiley's Lighter Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 1
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Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.
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John le Carré Creator · Simon Langton Director John Hopkins Writer
Total runtime 5h 0m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries
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Premiered
September 20, 1982
Final episode
October 25, 1982
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
50 min
Total runtime
5h 0m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
Paramount Television
Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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