Smiley's People
Seen it?1982 | 1 seasons | 50 min | Drama, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 101K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by John le Carré
- Alec GuinnessGeorge Smiley