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The Best Episodes of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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The Best Episodes of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

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...

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  1. Background image for Return to the Circus
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Return to the Circus

    S1:E1

    George Smiley's quiet retirement is interrupted when messengers arrive from London Station and call upon George Smiley to come back into the game. Smiley is brought to Sir Oliver and it is revealed that a highly influential mole has been operating out of the Circus for quite some time.

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  2. Background image for Tarr Tells His Story
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Tarr Tells His Story

    S1:E2

    Ricki Tarr, an active agent, recounts a tale to the spy masters that sways Smiley in favour of returning to the Circus to secretly ferret out the mole. Tarr's tale is of The Sandmann, the KGB counterpart and nemesis of Smiley, and of his network in the Circus.

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  3. Background image for How It All Fits Together
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - How It All Fits Together

    S1:E4

    Ricki Tarr becomes unstable and George Smiley must examine his past to find answers. He must examine his personal life as well as his past with the Circus, especially in regard to Control. He also reflects on his meeting with Karla, 'The Sandman'.

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Tinker Tailor

    S1:E5

    Smiley, now fortified with new information, goes to confront Jim Prideaux, an old spy who long since came in from the cold and is now a school teacher. Control, in his last days, seemed to have confided in him and sent him on a mission behind the Iron Curtain to find out who exactly the mole in the Circus was, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Rich man, or Poor man.

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Smiley Sets a Trap

    S1:E6

    Smiley now has the information he needs and starts to stir things up with the men of which Control suspected one to be the mole. He is able to eliminate two, himself and one other. The waiting begins, when suddenly the message arrives that Prideaux has disappeared.

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  6. Background image for Flushing Out the Mole
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Flushing Out the Mole

    S1:E7

    The waiting has paid off and the traps closes on Karla's mole. It is agreed to trade him against several English spies who were captured by the KGB, but Prideaux is still not found and he has an open account to settle with the mole. With the command structure of the Circus hollowed out and containment in progress, Smiley cannot come in from the cold but remains to pick up the pieces.

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  8. Background image for Smiley Tracks the Mole
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Smiley Tracks the Mole

    S1:E3

    Now that Smiley has rejoined the game he must secretly procure the information and files needed to conduct his investigation. While Peter breaks into the Circus' archives and finds files that bring a whole new perspective to consider, Smiley goes to interview an old friend.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Return to the Circus" is the best rated episode of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by John Irvin and written by Arthur Hopcraft, it aired on 9/10/1979. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Tarr Tells His Story".