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Smiley's People (1982)

Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating
8.4 (5,433 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series
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Seasons

Season 1 (1982)

8.33 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 8.6 60 min avg

  • Consistent
  • Big finale
Ep 1: 8.1 · 245 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 229 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 205 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 199 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 194 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 204 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Mother's Assistance8.1245
2The General's Big Fish8.3229
3Gathering Friends8.3205
4The Rogue Elephant8.4199
5Alexandra Tatjana8.3194
6Smiley's Lighter8.6204

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