A classic TV series with an all star cast based on John Le Carre’s 1974 novel of the same name. Old school derring do in a different world involving the West versus the East. This series is a quintessential example of a Spy Drama 1979 TV. Abbreviated Cast List Alec Guinness Michael Jayston Anthony Bate Bernard Hepton Ian Richardson Ian Bannen Hywel Bennett Michael Aldridge Terence Rigby George Sewell Beryl Reid Joss Ackland Siân Phillips Nigel Stock John Standing Thorley Walters John Wells Patrick Stewart Warren Clarke