Season 1 (1979)

Return to the Circus
9.5

September 10, 1979 • 50m

George Smiley's quiet retirement is interrupted when messengers arrive from London Station and call upon George Smiley to come bac...Read more

Tarr Tells His Story
10.0

September 17, 1979 • 50m

Ricki Tarr, an active agent, recounts a tale to the spy masters that sways Smiley in favour of returning to the Circus to secretly...Read more

Smiley Tracks the Mole
9.5

September 24, 1979 • 50m

Now that Smiley has rejoined the game he must secretly procure the information and files needed to conduct his investigation. Whil...Read more

How It All Fits Together
9.5

October 1, 1979 • 50m

Ricki Tarr becomes unstable and George Smiley must examine his past to find answers. He must examine his personal life as well as ...Read more

Tinker Tailor
10.0

October 8, 1979 • 50m

Smiley, now fortified with new information, goes to confront Jim Prideaux, an old spy who long since came in from the cold and is ...Read more

Smiley Sets a Trap
10.0

October 15, 1979 • 50m

Smiley now has the information he needs and starts to stir things up with the men of which Control suspected one to be the mole. H...Read more

Flushing Out the Mole
10.0

October 22, 1979 • 50m

The waiting has paid off and the traps closes on Karla's mole. It is agreed to trade him against several English spies who were ca...Read more