Smiley's People (1982)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 1982-09-20
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Seasons: 1, 6 episodes
• Episode length: 50m
• Network: BBC Two
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 56 votes

Created by John le Carré.

Top cast

• Alec Guinness as George Smiley

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Where to watch Smiley's People

• United Kingdom: watch free on BBC iPlayer; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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