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Smiley's People :: The General's Big Fish (01x02)

Episode Information

Title:

The General's Big Fish

Episode #:

01x02

Production Number:

Part Two

Original Airdate:

Monday October 04th, 1982

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

Episode Summary

After the murder of "the General", Smiley tries to retrace his final movements. This leads to the discovery of the negative of an astonishing photograph.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Andy Bradford	played	Ferguson	Recurring (first appearance)
•Anthony Bate	played	Oliver Lacon	Recurring (second appearance)
•Curd Jürgens	played	The General	Recurring (second appearance)
•Eileen Atkins	played	Madame Ostrakova	Recurring (second appearance)
•Ingrid Pitt	played	Elvira	Recurring (second appearance)
•Michael Gough (1)	played	Mikhail	Recurring (second appearance)
•Okon Jones	played	Lamb	Recurring (second appearance)
•Vladek Sheybal	played	Otto Leipzig	Recurring (second appearance)
•Alan Rickman	played	Brownlow
•Anna Wing	played	Woman
•Jan Carey	played	Hospital Sister
•Ken Sicklen	played	Taxi Driver
•Maureen Lipman	played	Stella Craven
•Paul Herzberg	played	Villem Craven
•Peter Guinness	played	Hare Krishna Monk
•Tanya Rees	played	Becky Craven

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)