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.
Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
S01E02
The General's Big Fish
⭐ 7.2
Sep 27, 198250 min
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 whereabout…
S01E03
Gathering Friends
⭐ 6.2
Oct 4, 198250 min
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…
S01E04
The Rogue Elephant
⭐ 7.7
Oct 11, 198250 min
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…
S01E05
Alexandra Tatiana
⭐ 7.7
Oct 18, 198250 min
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 …
S01E06
Smiley's Lighter
⭐ 9.0
Oct 25, 198250 min
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 eve…