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Madame Ostrakova was desperate to believe the sweating Russian who promised the return of her daughter. Then there was the Paris letter which rang old bells for General Vladimir. These two events summoned master spy George Smiley from retirement.

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59 minutes

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Wed 21 Jan 202622:00
BBC Four

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Credits

Oleg KirovDudley Sutton
Lauder StricklandBill Paterson
ElviraIngrid Pitt
Nigel MostynStephen Riddle
Attaché KuznetsovRenny Krupinski
The GeneralCurd Jurgens
MikhelMichael Gough
Sergeant PikeTrevor Cooper
George SmileyAlec Guinness
Madame OstrakovaEileen Atkins
Otto LeipzigVladek Sheybal
Oliver LaconAnthony Bate
Villem CravenPaul Herzberg
MurgotroydHarry Walker
Detective Chief SuperintendentMichael Elphick
WriterJohn Hopkins
WriterJohn Le Carre
DirectorSimon Langton
ProducerJonathan Powell

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