Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Season 1 - Eps 1: Return to the Circus

Name: Eps 1: Return to the Circus
Released: 1979-09-10
Rating: 3.8

1979-09-10 • 50 min • ⭐ 7.6/10

George Smiley's quiet retirement is interrupted when messengers arrive from London Station and call upon George Smiley to come back into the game. Smiley is brought to Sir Oliver and it is revealed that a highly influential mole has been operating out of the Circus for quite some time.

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About Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Title: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

First Air Date: 1979-09-10

Last Air Date: 1979-10-22

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.6/10 (from 112 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 7

Network: BBC Two

Genres: War & Politics, Drama, Mystery

Production Companies: BBC, Paramount Pictures

Synopsis

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.