BBC television serial

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British television series spy television series television adaptation television series

The BBC television serial is a 1979 British adaptation of John le Carré’s espionage novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," acclaimed for its faithful storytelling and Alec Guinness’s iconic portrayal of George Smiley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television series ⓘ
spy television series ⓘ
television adaptation ⓘ
television series ⓘ
basedOn Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
basedOnWorkBy John le Carré ⓘ
character Bill Haydon ⓘ
Control ⓘ
George Smiley ⓘ
Jim Prideaux ⓘ
Karla ⓘ
Percy Alleline ⓘ
Peter Guillam ⓘ
Ricki Tarr ⓘ
Toby Esterhase ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
format serial ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
espionage ⓘ
hasAdaptation Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ
surface form: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film)
hasGenreElement intelligence services ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
notableFor Alec Guinness’s portrayal of George Smiley ⓘ
faithful adaptation of John le Carré’s novel ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 7 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originallyBroadcastOn BBC television services ⓘ
surface form: BBC Television
originalNetwork BBC Two ⓘ
surface form: BBC2
partOf George Smiley adaptations on television ⓘ
portrays Cold War espionage ⓘ
producer BBC ⓘ
productionCompany BBC ⓘ
releaseDecade 1970s ⓘ
setting Cold War ⓘ
surface form: Cold War era

United Kingdom ⓘ
starring Alec Guinness ⓘ
Anthony Bate ⓘ
Bernard Hepton ⓘ
Beryl Reid ⓘ
Hywel Bennett ⓘ
Ian Bannen ⓘ
Ian Richardson ⓘ
Michael Jayston ⓘ
startTime 1979 ⓘ
title Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel) → adaptedAs → BBC television serial ⓘ
subject surface form: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy