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Smiley's People

1982 · 1 season, 6 episodes · 50m episodes · Drama, Mystery · BBC Two · United Kingdom · Rated 12 (ES)

Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.

Created by
John le Carré
Based on the novel by
John le Carré
Starring
Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Vladek Sheybal, Andy Bradford, Bernard Hepton
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7.3Smart score

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Not available to stream, rent or buy in United States.

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Amazon Video: available in 4 countries
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Rating12 (ES)

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