Episode guide
Smiley's People: Miniseries
6 episodes · premiered Sep 20, 1982
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.
- Episode 1: A Mother's Assistance Sep 20, 1982 · 50m Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
- Episode 2: The General's Big Fish Sep 27, 1982 · 50m Smiley takes a trip to investigate his friend's flat for clues. After finding a series of clues that lead to something bigger, Smiley interrogates a man about Vladimir's whereabouts. And…
- Episode 3: Gathering Friends Oct 4, 1982 · 50m The investigation of Vladimir's murder leads Smiley to interrogate his latest suspect. Smiley is told to stop investigating the case by a man on a motorcycle, and he just blows him off…
- Episode 4: The Rogue Elephant Oct 11, 1982 · 50m Smiley continues his investigation, now looking for a man named Otto in a small fishing community, only to find his decaying body in his boat, and a mysterious chalk mark he's seen before…
- Episode 5: Alexandra Tatiana Oct 18, 1982 · 50m Smiley and his colleagues read through an extremely long deathbed confession. Using an undercover name, Smiley travels to Berne to attempt to find the missing pieces of the murder mystery…
- Episode 6: Smiley's Lighter Oct 25, 1982 · 50m Smiley interrogates a diplomat by showing him a series of photographs, and in turn, closes in on the person who killed Vladimir. He is led to the asylum, and ironically, things eventually…