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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy :: Return to the Circus (01x01)

Episode Information

Title:

Return to the Circus

Episode #:

01x01

Production Number:

Part One

Original Airdate:

Monday September 10th, 1979

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Episode Crew
Director:	John Irvin
Writer:	Arthur Hopcraft
Story:	John le Carré

Episode Summary

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Intelligence agent George Smiley is called out of retirement to deal with a serious problem that has arisen at British Intelligence, aka "the Circus."

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Alec Sabin	played	Fawn	Recurring (first appearance)
•Alexander Knox	played	Control	Recurring (first appearance)
•Anthony Bate	played	Oliver Lacon	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bernard Hepton	played	Toby Esterhase	Recurring (first appearance)
•George Sewell	played	Mendel	Recurring (first appearance)
•Ian Bannen	played	Jim Prideaux	Recurring (first appearance)
•Ian Richardson	played	Bill Haydon	Recurring (first appearance)
•Michael Aldridge (1)	played	Percy Alleline	Recurring (first appearance)
•Michael Jayston	played	Peter Guillam	Recurring (first appearance)
•Terence Rigby	played	Roy Bland	Recurring (first appearance)
•Eugene Lipinski	played	Czech Guard
•Milos Kirek	played	Barak
•Nigel Stock	played	Roddy Martindale

Main Cast

•Alec Guinness	played	George Smiley
•Hywel Bennett	played	Ricki Tarr

Other Episode Crew

• Producer	Jonathan Powell
• Production Designer	Austin Spriggs
• Unit Production Manager	Marcia Wheeler
• Music	Geoffrey Burgon
• Costume Designer	Joyce Mortlock
• Make-up	Elizabeth Rowell
• Script Supervisor	Betty Willingale
• Director of Photography	Tony Pierce Roberts
• Sound Editor	Malcolm Webberley
• Graphics	Douglas Burd