Smiley's People - 5of6 (1982)

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Smiley’s People is a 1982 British six-part spy drama by the BBC. Directed by Simon Langton and produced by Jonathan Powell, it is the television adaptation of the 1979 spy novel Smiley's People by John le Carré, and a sequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (missing out the second book in the trilogy, The Honourable Schoolboy, which was not filmed for cost reasons). Starring Alec Guinness, Michael Byrne, Anthony Bate and Bernard Hepton, it was first shown in the United Kingdom from 20 September to 25 October 1982, and in the United States beginning on 25 October 1982.

Cast
Alec Guinness as George Smiley
Eileen Atkins as Madame Ostrakova
Michael Byrne as Peter Guillam
Bernard Hepton as Toby Esterhase
Anthony Bate as Sir Oliver Lacon
Barry Foster as Sir Saul Enderby
Michael Lonsdale as Anton Grigoriev
Beryl Reid as Connie Sachs
Bill Paterson as Lauder Strickland
Siân Phillips as Ann Smiley
Mario Adorf as Claus Kretschmar
Tessy Kuhls as Frau Kretzschmar
Patrick Stewart as Karla
Curd Jürgens as Gen. Vladimir
Vladek Sheybal as Otto Leipzig (The Magician)
Rosalie Crutchley as Mother Felicity
Maureen Lipman as Stella Craven
Dudley Sutton as Oleg Kirov
Michael Gough as Mikhel
Michael Elphick as Detective Chief Superintendent
Paul Herzberg as Villem Craven
Stephen Riddle as Nigel Mostyn
Tusse Silberg as Alexandra/Tatiana
Norma West as Hilary
Ingrid Pitt as Elvira
Lucy Fleming as Molly Meakin
Andrew Bradford as Ferguson
Joe Praml as Paul Skordeno
Alan Rickman as Mr Brownlow
Tanya Rees as Beckie Craven
Alex Jennings as PC Hall

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