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Premiered

Monday, September 20, 1982

Ended: Monday, October 25, 1982

When does Smiley's People Season 1 come out?

Smiley's People Season 1 premiered Monday, September 20, 1982 on BBC Two and ended Monday, October 25, 1982. The season has 6 episodes.

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.

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Smiley's People Season 1 release schedule

Smiley's People Season 1 episode release dates
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1. A Mother's Assistance

Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.

Monday · 44 years ago

2. The General's Big Fish

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 whereabouts. And lastly, a picture of two men in bed with a woman stirs things up.

Monday · 44 years ago

3. Gathering Friends

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 off. Smiley's next stop is Oxfordshire, speaking to a mother and a daughter about the case.

Monday · 44 years ago

4. The Rogue Elephant

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 before. Smiley talks to the now-perpetually afraid woman.

Monday · 44 years ago

5. Alexandra Tatiana

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 mystery. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a woman in an asylum.

Monday · 44 years ago

6. Smiley's Lighter Finale

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 eventually become clearer.

Monday · 44 years ago

Smiley's People Season 1 guest stars

  • Eileen Atkins

    Eileen Atkins

    Madame Ostrakova

  • Bill Paterson

    Bill Paterson

    Lauder Strickland

  • Bernard Hepton

    Bernard Hepton

    Toby Esterhase

  • Anthony Bate

    Anthony Bate

    Oliver Lacon

  • Ingrid Pitt

    Ingrid Pitt

    Elvira

  • Michael Byrne

    Michael Byrne

    Peter Guillam

  • Vladek Sheybal

    Vladek Sheybal

    Otto Leipzig

  • Andy Bradford

    Andy Bradford

    Ferguson

  • Tusse Silberg

    Tusse Silberg

    Alexandra Ostrakova

  • Germaine Delbat

    Germaine Delbat

    Madame La Pierre

  • Michael Lonsdale

    Michael Lonsdale

    Anton Grigoriev

  • Curd Jürgens

    Curd Jürgens

    General Vladimir

  • Mario Adorf

    Mario Adorf

    Claus Kretzschmar

  • Barry Foster

    Barry Foster

    Saul Enderby

  • Michael Gough

    Michael Gough

    Mikhel

  • Rosalie Crutchley

    Rosalie Crutchley

    Mother Felicity

Smiley's People Season 1 FAQ

When does Smiley's People Season 1 come out?

Smiley's People Season 1 premiered Monday, September 20, 1982 on BBC Two.

How many episodes are in Smiley's People Season 1?

Smiley's People Season 1 has 6 episodes.

Are new episodes of Smiley's People Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Smiley's People Season 1 finale?

The Smiley's People Season 1 finale (Episode 6) aired Monday, October 25, 1982.

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