Smiley’s People (TV series) (1982)

Smiley’s People (TV series)
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Alec Guinness  Eileen Atkins  Bill Paterson  Vladek Sheybal  Andy Bradford
Year of release: 1982
Running time: 349 Min.
Age restriction: PG
Category: Drama  Mystery  Recommended  

A sequel to 1980′s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. 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. Smiley continues to put together the pieces a step ahead or a step behind the Russian killers.

Awards: Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations