Smiley's People
BBC Home Video (1982)
Drama, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
In Collection
#1490
0*
Seen It:  Yes
IMDB   8.4
6 hr 0 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1
Alec Guinness George Smiley
Eileen Atkins Madame Ostrakova
Bernard Hepton Toby Esterhase
Ingrid Pitt
Michael Byrne Peter Guillam
Anthony Bate Oliver Lacon
Barry Foster Saul Enderby
Michael Lonsdale Anton Grigoriov
Bill Paterson Lauder Strickland
Beryl Reid Connie Sachs
Mario Adorf Claus Kretschmar
Director
Simon Langton
Simon Langdon
Producer Jonathan Powell
Writer John Le Carre
John Hopkins
Cinematography Kenneth MacMillan
Musician Patrick Gowers


Adaptation of John Le Carré's novel, following on from the previous BBC adaptation TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY. George Smiley returns to the Game. A member of one of George Smiley's old networks seems to have caught on to something big. When he turns up dead the Circus asks George to tie up the loose ends with minimal fuss. But George Smiley does not like loose ends. Especially if they lead to the darkest recesses of the KGB - to Karla, the Sandman.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    9/20/1982  1.  A Mother's Assistance
Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
Director:  Simon Langton  Writer:  John Le Carr 
Guest starring:  Michael Elphick,  Bill Paterson, Michael Gough, Curd J�rgens,  Eileen Atkins, Dudley Sutton
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    9/27/1982  2.  The General's Big Fish
Smiley takes a trip to investigate his friend's flat for clues. After finding a series of clues that lead to something bigger, Smiley interrogates a man about Vladimir's whereabouts. And lastly, a picture of two men in bed with a woman stirs things up.
Director:  Simon Langton  Writer:  John Le Carr 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/4/1982  3.  Gathering Friends
The investigation of Vladimir's murder leads Smiley to interrogate his latest suspect. Smiley is told to stop investigating the case by a man on a motorcycle, and he just blows him off. Smiley's next stop is Oxfordshire, soeaking to a mother and a daughter about the case.
Director:  Simon Langton  Writer:  John Le Carr 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/11/1982  4.  The Rogue Elephant
Smiley continues his investigation, now looking for a man named Otto in a small fishing community, only to find his decaying body in his boat, and a mysterious chalk mark he's seen before. Smiley talks to the now-perpetually afraid woman.
Director:  Simon Langton  Writer:  John Le Carr 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/18/1982  5.  Alexandra Tatjana
Smiley and his co-workers read through an extremely long deathbed confession. Using an undercover name, Smiley travels to Berne to attempt to find the missing pieces of the murder mystery. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a woman in an asylum.
Director:  Simon Langton  Writer:  John Le Carr 
    Seen it: Yes   1 hr 0 mins    10/25/1982  6.  Smiley's Lighter
Smiley interrogates a diplomat by showing him a series of photographs, and in turn, closes in on the person who killed Vladimir. He is lead to the asylum, and ironically, things eventually become clearer.
Director:  Simon Langton  Writer:  John Le Carr 
Edition Details
Series Smiley's People
No. of Disks/Tapes 1