Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Specials

2000 · 4 episodes · 2h 45m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. John le Carré: The Secret Centre

   12 Sept 2000 · 50 min

   The English novelist, John Le Carré discusses his life as a secret agent and writer in this documentary about spies in fact and fiction.

2. 2

   2. Interview with John le Carré

   Date TBA · 50 min

3. 3

   3. A Conversation with John le Carré

   8 Mar 2002 · 50 min

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   4. Michael Jayston Remembers... Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

   2 Jan 2023 · 15 min

   Michael Jayston played George Smiley’s right-hand man Peter Guillam in the BBC’s acclaimed 1979 adaptation of John le Carré’s classic spy tale.  As part of the BBC’s Centenary of Drama, and over four decades on, Michael now looks back on the experience, recalling what it was like working on what is still considered one of the best television series ever made, and how he held his own acting alongside one of the finest acting talents of the 20th century, the great Sir Alec Guinness.