Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series)
1979 BBC programme based on John le Carré's spy novel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1979 British seven-part spy drama by the BBC. John Irvin directed and Jonathan Powell produced this adaptation of John le Carré's novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974). The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell and Michael Aldridge, was shown in the United Kingdom from 10 September to 22 October 1979, and in the United States beginning on 29 September 1980. The US version was re-edited from the original seven episodes to fit into six episodes.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | |
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Based on | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré |
Written by | Arthur Hopcraft |
Directed by | John Irvin |
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Theme music composer | Geoffrey Burgon |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Producer | Jonathan Powell |
Cinematography | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
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Network | BBC2 |
Release | 10 September (1979-09-10) – 22 October 1979 (1979-10-22) |
Related | |
Smiley's People |
The series, which received widespread acclaim, was followed by Smiley's People in 1982.