Ranked #2 of 7 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg
Smiley calls on ex-Circus spy San Collins, who was the duty officer the night Jim Prideaux was shot. Collins confirms the events as Smiley understands them and that Prideaux's good friend Bill Hayden is the senior officer who took charge of the case after all
Alec Guinness
George Smiley
Michael Jayston
Peter Guillam
Anthony Bate
Sir Oliver Lacon
George Sewell
Mendel
Arthur Hopcraft
Writer
John Irvin
Director
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"Tinker Tailor" is episode 5 of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 409 votes, ranking #2 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by John Irvin and written by Arthur Hopcraft, it aired on October 8, 1979.
