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A Mother's Assistance E1 50 min

1. A Mother's Assistance

Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.

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The General's Big Fish E2 50 min

2. The General's Big Fish

Smiley takes a trip to investigate his friend's flat for clues. After finding a series of clues that lead to something bigger, Smiley interrogates a man about Vladimir's whereabouts. And lastly, a picture of two men in bed with a woman stirs things up.

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Gathering Friends E3 50 min

3. Gathering Friends

The investigation of Vladimir's murder leads Smiley to interrogate his latest suspect. Smiley is told to stop investigating the case by a man on a motorcycle, and he just blows him off. Smiley's next stop is Oxfordshire, speaking to a mother and a daughter about the case.

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The Rogue Elephant E4 50 min

4. The Rogue Elephant

Smiley continues his investigation, now looking for a man named Otto in a small fishing community, only to find his decaying body in his boat, and a mysterious chalk mark he's seen before. Smiley talks to the now-perpetually afraid woman.

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Alexandra Tatiana E5 50 min

5. Alexandra Tatiana

Smiley and his colleagues read through an extremely long deathbed confession. Using an undercover name, Smiley travels to Berne to attempt to find the missing pieces of the murder mystery. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a woman in an asylum.

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Smiley's Lighter E6 50 min

6. Smiley's Lighter

Smiley interrogates a diplomat by showing him a series of photographs, and in turn, closes in on the person who killed Vladimir. He is led to the asylum, and ironically, things eventually become clearer.

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Smiley's People (1982)

7.7 (52) 1 Season 50m/ep 1982-09-20 GB

Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Stars: Alec Guinness