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Alec Guinness
Michael Jayston
Anthony Bate
George Sewell
Bernard Hepton
Ian Richardson
Hywel Bennett
Terence Rigby
Ian Bannen
Michael Aldridge
John le Carré: The Secret Centre

1. John le Carré: The Secret Centre

50 min

The English novelist, John Le Carré discusses his life as a secret agent and writer in this documentary about spies in fact and fiction.

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Interview with John le Carré

2. Interview with John le Carré

50 min

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A Conversation with John le Carré

3. A Conversation with John le Carré

50 min

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Michael Jayston Remembers... Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

4. Michael Jayston Remembers... Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

15 min

Michael Jayston played George Smiley’s right-hand man Peter Guillam in the BBC’s acclaimed 1979 adaptation of John le Carré’s classic spy tale.  As part of the BBC’s Centenary of Drama, and over four decades on, Michael now looks back on the experience, recalling what it was like working on what is still considered one of the best television series ever made, and how he held his own acting alongside one of the finest acting talents of the 20th century, the great Sir Alec Guinness.

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