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.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | A Mother's Assistance | 1982-09-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The General's Big Fish | 1982-09-27 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Gathering Friends | 1982-10-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Rogue Elephant | 1982-10-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Alexandra Tatjana | 1982-10-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Smiley's Lighter | 1982-10-25 | 60 min |
| Writing | John le Carré | Writer |
| Writing | John Hopkins | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sheila Beers | Costume Design |
| Writing | John le Carré | Novel |
| Camera | Kenneth MacMillan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jonathan Powell | Producer |
| Sound | Patrick Gowers | Music |
| Editing | Clare Douglas | Editor |
| Editing | Chris Wimble | Editor |
| Art | Austen Spriggs | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Rowell | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lee Taylor | Sound |
