Silver Sirens
Productions
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (3) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (3)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

(1979)

| TV Programme | United Kingdom | Colour | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 4h 50min

| Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6’s echelons

Series cast

(41)

+ Show full cast (31 more)

Episode guide (7 episodes)

(7 episodes)

Episode	Episode title	Transmitted
E1	Part One	10 Sep 79
E2	Part Two	17 Sep 79
E3	Part Three	24 Sep 79
E4	Part Four	01 Oct 79
E5	Part Five	08 Oct 79
E6	Part Six	15 Oct 79
E7	Part Seven	22 Oct 79

Pictures

(17)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Return to the Circus [part one] (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Return to the Circus [part one] (1).

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (8). Director John Irvin — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (8)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (8). Director John Irvin.

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (7). Dramatised by Arthur Hopcraft — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (7)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (7). Dramatised by Arthur Hopcraft.

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (6). Nigel Stock, Anthony Bate, Hywel Bennett — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (6)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (6). Nigel Stock, Anthony Bate, Hywel Bennett.

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (5). Alexander Knox, George Sewell, Ian Bannen, Michael Jayston — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (5)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (5). Alexander Knox, George Sewell, Ian Bannen, Michael Jayston.

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (4). Also starring in order of appearance Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Michael Aldridge, Ian Richardson — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (4)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (4). Also starring in order of appearance Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Michael Aldridge, Ian Richardson.

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (3) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (3)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (3).

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (2). John le Carré's — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (2)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (2). John le Carré's.

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (1). Alec Guinness in — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part One (1979) opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 ‘Part One’ episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) (1). Alec Guinness in.

Photograph from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) featuring Terence Rigby (as Roy Bland) and Alec Guinness (as George Smiley) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) photograph | Rigby, Alec Guinness

Photograph from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) featuring Terence Rigby (as Roy Bland) and Alec Guinness (as George Smiley).

Photograph from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) featuring Alec Guinness (as George Smiley) (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) photograph (1) | Alec Guinness

Photograph from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) featuring Alec Guinness (as George Smiley) (1).

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Flushing Out the Mole (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part Seven opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Flushing Out the Mole (1).

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Smiley Sets a Trap (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part Six opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Smiley Sets a Trap (1).

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Tinker Tailor (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part Five opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Tinker Tailor (1).

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), How It All Fits Together (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part Four opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), How It All Fits Together (1).

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Smiley Tracks the Mole (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part Three opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Smiley Tracks the Mole (1).

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Tarr Tells His Story (1) — Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) | Part Two opening credits (1)

Main title from the 1979 episode of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), Tarr Tells His Story (1).

Production

(4)

Jonathan Powell
Producer
(7 episodes)

John Irvin
Director
(7 episodes)

Arthur Hopcraft
Writer (dramatisation)
(7 episodes)

John le Carré
Writer (novel)
(7 episodes)

Companies

(3)

BBC
Production company

Paramount Pictures
Production company

Paramount Television
Production company