Overview

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.

Cast

Gary Oldman

George Smiley

Colin Firth

Bill Haydon

Tom Hardy

Ricki Tarr

John Hurt

Control

Toby Jones

Percy Alleline

Mark Strong

Jim Prideaux

Benedict Cumberbatch

Peter Guillam