| Smiley's People | |
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| Based on | Smiley's People by John le Carré |
| Written by | John Hopkins |
| Screenplay by | John le Carré |
| Directed by | Simon Langton |
| Starring | Alec Guinness Michael Byrne Anthony Bate Bernard Hepton |
| Theme music composer | Patrick Gowers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Powell |
| Cinematography | Kenneth MacMillan |
| Editors | Chris Wimble Clare Douglas |
| Running time | 360 min (UK) |
| Production companies | BBC Worldwide Paramount Domestic Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 20 September – 25 October 1982 |
| Related | |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | |
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Smiley’s People is a 1982 British six-part spy drama by the BBC. Directed by Simon Langton and produced by Jonathan Powell, it is the television adaptation of the 1979 spy novel Smiley's People by John le Carré, and a sequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (missing out the second book in the trilogy, The Honourable Schoolboy, which was not filmed for cost reasons). Starring Alec Guinness, Michael Byrne, Anthony Bate and Bernard Hepton, it was first shown in the United Kingdom from 20 September to 25 October 1982, and in the United States beginning on 25 October 1982.