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Smiley's People

Smiley's People

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 ByJohn le Carré
StatusEnded
Original NameSmiley's People
First Air DateSeptember 20, 1982
Last Air DateOctober 25, 1982
Seasons1
Episodes6
Episode Runtime 50min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production CompaniesBBCParamount Pictures
NetworksBBC Two
Smiley's Lighter
S01E06

Smiley's Lighter

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

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