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Smiley's People :: A Mother's Assistance (01x01)

Episode Information

Title:

A Mother's Assistance

Episode #:

01x01

Production Number:

Part One

Original Airdate:

Monday September 27th, 1982

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Episode Crew
Director:	Simon Langton
Writer:	John Hopkins (2)
Story:	John le Carré

Episode Summary

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George Smiley, a former British Intelligence chief now in retirement, is contacted by a former Soviet agent known as "the General", who makes him an astounding offer of some valuable information.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Anthony Bate	played	Oliver Lacon	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bill Paterson (1)	played	Lauder Strickland	Recurring (first appearance)
•Curd Jürgens	played	The General	Recurring (first appearance)
•Dudley Sutton	played	Oleg Kirov	Recurring (first appearance)
•Eileen Atkins	played	Madame Ostrakova	Recurring (first appearance)
•Germaine Delbat	played	Madame La Pierre	Recurring (first appearance)
•Ingrid Pitt	played	Elvira	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jacques Maury	played	Sergei	Recurring (first appearance)
•Michael Gough (1)	played	Mikhail	Recurring (first appearance)
•Okon Jones	played	Taxi Driver	Recurring (first appearance)
•Vladek Sheybal	played	Otto Leipzig	Recurring (first appearance)
•Alex Jennings	played	Constable Hall
•Andre Penvern	played	Waiter
•Gita Denise	played	Russian Embassy Official
•Harry Walker	played	Murgotroyd
•Louba Guetchikoff	played	Woman on Metro
•Margit Rauthe	played	Leipzig's Girl
•Michael Elphick	played	Deputy Chief Superintendant
•Paul Herzbeg	played	Villem Craven
•Renny Krupinski	played	Kuznetsov
•Stephen Riddle	played	Nigel Mostyn
•Trevor Cooper	played	Sgt. Pike
•Vincent Grass	played	Bus Driver
•Yves Peneau	played	Dmitri

Main Cast

•Alec Guinness

played

George Smiley

Other Episode Crew

• Producer	Jonathan Powell
• Production Designer	Austin Spriggs
• Music	Patrick Gowers
• Costume Designer	Sheila Beers
• Make-up	Elizabeth Rowell
• Director of Photography	Kenneth Macmillan (2)