Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
UK,
1979, 40 min
Directed by:
John IrvinCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Geoffrey BurgonCast:
Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, Ian Richardson, Hywel Bennett, Patrick Stewart, Warren Clarke, Beryl Reid, Terence Rigby, George Sewell, Bernard Hepton, Joe Praml, Alec Sabin (more)Plots(1)
Smiley recalls the past – his involvement with Tinker, Tailor, Soldier and Poorman, and Karla – the legendary head of Moscow Circus. (BBC)
Cast
![Alec Guinness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/234/164234597_fa4283.jpg)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
5 Second Movies (2007) (series) - a.f.
![Michael Jayston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/079/161079276_f7e8c3.jpg)
Michael Jayston
UK
Best series:
Only Fools and Horses.... (1981) (series)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![Anthony Bate](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673947_d18d23.jpg)
Anthony Bate
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Ian Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269363_402234.jpg)
Ian Richardson
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
House of Cards (1990) (series)
The Final Cut (1995) (series)
![Hywel Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/997/161997847_b3926a.jpg)
Hywel Bennett
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Patrick Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316127_255934.jpg)
Patrick Stewart
UK
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Futurama (1999) (series)
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
![Warren Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272474_d309a3.jpg)
Warren Clarke
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
![Beryl Reid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416799_5e49d0.jpg)
Beryl Reid
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Cracker (1993) (series)
![Terence Rigby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/875/160875398_54e32e.gif)
Terence Rigby
UK
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
![George Sewell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399040_233751.jpg)
George Sewell
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![Bernard Hepton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/459/161459440_d0af5a.jpg)
Bernard Hepton
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Joe Praml
USA
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983) (series)
Alec Sabin
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Bergerac (1981) (series)
![Michael Aldridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/543/161543289_91c81e.jpg)
Michael Aldridge
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)