alexei polyakov was the spy in tinker tailor soldier spy.
tinker tailor soldier spy who is the spy?
alexei polyakov
percy alleline becomes the new chief, bill haydon his deputy, and roy bland and toby esterhase his lieutenants. despite control and smiley's misgivings, their successors had already begun a secret operation—"witchcraft"—to obtain highly sensitive information from the soviet union, which is in turn being traded with the cia for american intelligence. smiley is enlisted by cabinet office civil servant oliver lacon to investigate a claim by ricki tarr, a british spy, that for years there has been a mole in a senior role in the circus, a suspicion that control had held too, but had not shared with smiley. smiley chooses a trustworthy agent, peter guillam, and retired special branch officer mendel to help him. he interviews former circus analyst connie sachs, who was sacked by alleline after she deduced that alexei polyakov, a soviet cultural attaché in london, was a spy.
tinker tailor soldier spy (film)
tinker tailor soldier spy (miniseries)









































tinker tailor soldier spy is a 1979 seven-part drama spy miniseries made by bbc tv. john irvin directed and jonathan powell produced this adaptation of john le carré's novel "tinker tailor soldier spy" (1974). the mini-series, which stars alec guinness, alexander knox, ian richardson, michael jayston, anthony bate, ian bannen, george sewell and michael aldridge, was shown in the united kingdom from 10 september to 22 october 1979 and in the united states beginning on 29 september 1980.
tinker tailor soldier spy (miniseries)