S01E01 A Mother's Assistance
Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
Smiley's People
S01E04: 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.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 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...
S01E03 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...
S01E04 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...
S01E05 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...
S01E06 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.
Cast
Alec Guinness
George Smiley
Anthony Bate
Oliver Lacon
Beryl Reid
Connie Sachs
Andy Bradford
Ferguson
Tusse Silberg
Alexandra Ostrakova
Germaine Delbat
Madame La Pierre
Mario Adorf
Claus Kretzschmar
Michael Lonsdale
Anton Grigoriev
Michael Gough
Mikhel
Alan Rickman
Mr. Brownlow
