Smiley’s People (1982)

Part One

(1982)

TV Episode | United Kingdom | Colour | Drama, Mystery
| Stars: Alec Guinness, Curd Jürgens, Eileen Atkins
| S1 E1 | 20th September, 1982

What is the connection between a penniless Russian woman in Paris and the brutal murder of an old man in a London park? And so begins a new conundrum for George Smiley to sort out

Smiley’s People (1982)
British spymaster George Smiley comes out of retirement to investigate the murder of a Soviet defector, leading him to his old nemesis, ‘Karla’.

Episode cast

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Promotional shot of distinguished British actor, Alec Guinness
George Smiley
Curd Jürgens
General Vladimir
Eileen Atkins
Madame Ostrakova
Dudley Sutton
Oleg Kirov
Michael Gough
Mikhel
Vladek Sheybal
Otto Leipzig
Bill Paterson
Lauder Strickland
Anthony Bate
Oliver Lacon
Michael Elphick
Detective Chief Superintendent
Ingrid Pitt
Elvira
Paul Herzberg
Villem Craven
Stephen Riddle
Nigel Mostyn
Harry Walker
Murgotroyd
Trevor Cooper
Sergeant Pike
Renny Krupinski
Attaché Kuznetsov
Germaine Delbat
Madame La Pierre
Jacques Maury
Sergei
Alex Jennings
P C Hall
Vincent Grass
Paris Bus Driver
Yves Peneau
Dmitri
Catherine Ohotnikoff
Woman in Warehouse
François Clavier
Man in Warehouse
André Penvern
Café Waiter
Okon Jones
Taxi Driver Mr Lamb
Gita Denise
Russian Embassy Official
Margit Rauthe
Leipzig’s Girlfriend
Louba Guertchikoff
Woman on Metro
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Production

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Jonathan Powell
Producer (producer)
Simon Langton
Director ()
John le Carré
Writer (novel) / Writer (screenplay)
John Hopkins
Writer (screenplay)

Companies

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BBC
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Production company
TV-60 Filmproduktion
Production company