Smiley's People(1982)

Name: Smiley's People
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 1982-09-20
Rating: 3.8

September 20, 19821 Season · 6 Episodes

Ended

Drama

Mystery

3.8from 54 users

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.

Created by John le Carré

Network BBC Two

Seasons

Miniseries

6 Episodes

1982

E01

A Mother's Assistance

9/20/1982·50m

Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.

E02

The General's Big Fish

9/27/1982·50m

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 men in bed with a woman stirs things up.

E03

Gathering Friends

10/4/1982·50m

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 is Oxfordshire, speaking to a mother and a daughter about the case.

E04

The Rogue Elephant

10/11/1982·50m

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.

E05

Alexandra Tatiana

10/18/1982·50m

Smiley and his colleagues 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 a woman in an asylum.

E06

Smiley's Lighter

10/25/1982·50m

Smiley interrogates a diplomat by showing him a series of photographs, and in turn, closes in on the person who killed Vladimir. He is led to the asylum, and ironically, things eventually become clearer.