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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Anna Chancellor, Alex Jennings, Kenneth Cranham, Bill Paterson
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Smiley, wrestling with retirement and disillusionment, is summoned to a secret meeting with a member of the Cabinet Office. Evidence has emerged that the Circus has been infiltrated at the highest level by a Russian agent. 'Find the mole, George. Clean the stables. Do whatever is necessary.' Reluctantly Smiley agrees, and so embarks on a dark journey into his past a past filled with love, duplicity and betrayal.
Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley, and with a star cast including Anna Chancellor, Alex Jennings, Kenneth Cranham, and Bill Paterson, this epic dramatisation brilliantly depicts the complicated moral dilemmas of those who practice post-war espionage and illuminates the murky corners of le Carré's classic spy thriller - the first in the Karla trilogy.
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- Andyjn
- 22-02-16
A great drama
This is an excellent drama from the BBC. The story is good, and the cast really bring the story to life.
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- Amanda Frost
- 19-03-16
Grippingly good!
I'm not usually a fan of this kind of thriller, but this dramatisation had me gripped from start to finish. I listened to it while I was doing a 12 mile run, and It had me so absorbed that the miles just flew by. Highly recommended!
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- Roger Pitfield
- 29-04-18
A big SMILE for this classic SMILEY
A great dramatization. True to Le Carre. Gripping and can listen to it over and over. Loved it!
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- Andi Hayles-Wright
- 22-03-16
Excellent casting
I when I was much younger I avidly watched but failed to truly comprehend this great story. Now somewhat older I find that it still holds me ut my understanding is complete. The cast are wonderful and bring the characters to life. I highly recommend this drama.
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- Charlie54
- 08-07-13
Classic Le Carré
It is without a doubt one of John Le Carré's finest novels of that genre.
Michael Jayston, who plays Peter Guillam in the original 70s film, reads it perfectly.
I thoroughly recommend this audible version of the classic Le Carre novel.
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- Mr. E. A. Shanks
- 15-11-15
Another great radio drama by the BBC
This is a wonderfully acted radio drama. Well worth listening to. Really well worth recommending.
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- Derek
- 10-03-10
Fantastic
Fantastic book - well read. My only problem is that a large chunk was chopped out of the story.... well worth the money and pleasure.....
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- J. E. S. Bradshaw
- 16-09-11
A classic given a classic face-lift
The Alec Guinness/BBC 'Tinker, Tailor' of the 1970s can hardly be surpassed, though this production by the BBC gets close, not by imitating but by nearly equalling the original. It has a good cast, a great Cold War atmosphe and wonderful music, and it goes along at the right pace - relentless, measured, tense, gripping. If you like John le Carre you'll enjoy this, though the unabridged production is far and away a better story. Get both.
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- Malakite
- 10-06-15
Classic Reborn
Thoroughly enjoyed hearing Simon Russell Beal on Radio 4, had to grab this when it came up
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- Alistair
- 27-01-10
A great dramatisation of a classic spy tale
What can I say -I am a great fan of Le carre especially his cold war / british secret service era books and this is the best. The dramatisation really brings out the mixture of disillusionment, bureacracy and office politics but with deadly stakes and high tension
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