Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series)

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British television series drama television series spy television series television series

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) is a critically acclaimed British television adaptation of John le Carré’s Cold War spy novel, starring Alec Guinness as the retired intelligence officer George Smiley.

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) canonical 5
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television series ⓘ
drama television series ⓘ
spy television series ⓘ
television series ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork John le Carré ⓘ
basedOn Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel) ⓘ
broadcastIn United Kingdom ⓘ
castMember Alec Guinness ⓘ
Alexander Knox ⓘ
Anthony Bate ⓘ
Bernard Hepton ⓘ
Beryl Reid ⓘ
Hywel Bennett ⓘ
Ian Bannen ⓘ
Ian Richardson ⓘ
Ian William Richardson ⓘ
Deryck Guyler ⓘ
surface form: Michael Aldridge

Michael Jayston ⓘ
Terence Rigby ⓘ
characterPortrayed George Smiley ⓘ
composer Geoffrey Burgon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
director John Irvin ⓘ
filmingLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
firstAired 1979 ⓘ
format miniseries ⓘ
genre Cold War drama ⓘ
spy drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation Smiley’s People (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Smiley’s People (TV series)
leadCharacter George Smiley ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
narrativeFocus search for a Soviet mole in British intelligence ⓘ
notableFor Alec Guinness’s portrayal of George Smiley ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 7 ⓘ
numberOfSeries 1 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC Two ⓘ
surface form: BBC2
originalReleaseYear 1979 ⓘ
partOfFranchise George Smiley adaptations ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
screenwriter Arthur Hopcraft ⓘ
settingPeriod Cold War ⓘ
sourceMaterialGenre spy novel ⓘ
starred Alec Guinness ⓘ

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel) → hasAdaptation → Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ
subject surface form: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Alexander Knox → appearedIn → Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ
Karla Trilogy → hasAdaptation → Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ
BBC television serial → hasAdaptation → Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film)
Ricki Tarr → adaptedIn → Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ
Siân Phillips → notableWork → Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ