Smiley's People: Miniseries
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Create a JSON object for "Smiley's People" Season 1. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in the overview. No markdown in the JSON. Output valid JSON only. Source Material: TMDB Synopsis: Smi
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Create a JSON object for "Smiley's People" Season 1.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in the overview. No markdown in the JSON. Output valid JSON only.
Source Material:
TMDB Synopsis: Smiley called out of retirement to settle a friend's affairs. The Circus is overwhelmed by political considerations. Clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service and a secret worth killing for.
Source [1]: TMDB overview (partial).
Source [2]: 1982 British six-part spy drama by BBC. Directed by Simon Langton, produced by Jonathan Powell. Adaptation of 1979 novel by John le Carré. Sequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Source [3]: Cast includes Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, and Bill Paterson.
Source [4]: 1982-1982, 1 season, Drama, Suspense, TV-14. George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness).
Source [5]: Six-part BBC series from 1982. Based on John le Carré story. Smiley is yanked out of retirement to tidy up the offing of an elderly Estonian émigré.
Overview (Target 160-220 words):
Smiley's People is a 1982 British six-part spy drama produced by the BBC. Directed by Simon Langton and produced by Jonathan Powell, the series is a television adaptation of the 1979 spy novel of the same name by John le Carré. It serves as a sequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The narrative follows George Smiley, portrayed by Sir Alec Guinness, who is called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend. Specifically, Smiley is yanked out of retirement to tidy up the offing of an elderly Estonian émigré. As he begins to follow up the clues from his friend's past days, he finds that his old organization, the Circus, is so overwhelmed by political considerations that it does not want to know what happened. Smiley begins poking about in the Secret Service's undergrowth, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service. This investigation reveals a secret that is important enough to kill for. The series is categorized as a drama and suspense production.
Word Count Check (Overview):
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Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
A Mother's Assistance
Sep 20, 1982 · 50 min
Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
The General's Big Fish
Sep 27, 1982 · 50 min
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 whereabout
Gathering Friends
Oct 4, 1982 · 50 min
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
The Rogue Elephant
Oct 11, 1982 · 50 min
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
Alexandra Tatiana
Oct 18, 1982 · 50 min
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
Smiley's Lighter
Oct 25, 1982 · 50 min
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 eve