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Best Episodes of Smiley's People
Smiley's Lighter
S1 Ep6
8.0
25th Oct 1982
Smiley interrogates a diplomat by showing him a series of photographs, and in turn, closes in on the person who killed Vladimir. He is lead to the asylum, and ironically, things eventually become clearer.
Alexandra Tatjana
S1 Ep5
7.8
18th Oct 1982
Smiley and his co-workers 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 mystery. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a woman in an asylum.
Worst Episodes of Smiley's People
A Mother's Assistance
S1 Ep1
7.3
20th Sep 1982
Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
The Rogue Elephant
S1 Ep4
7.4
11th Oct 1982
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 before. Smiley talks to the now-perpetually afraid woman.
Smiley's People Episode Guide
A Mother's Assistance
S1 Ep1
7.3
20th Sep 1982
Once more, George Smiley is brought out of retirement to look into the murder of an old colleague.
The General's Big Fish
S1 Ep2
7.7
27th Sep 1982
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 whereabouts. And lastly, a picture of two men in bed with a woman stirs things up.
Gathering Friends
S1 Ep3
7.4
4th Oct 1982
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 off. Smiley's next stop is Oxfordshire, speaking to a mother and a daughter about the case.
The Rogue Elephant
S1 Ep4
7.4
11th Oct 1982
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 before. Smiley talks to the now-perpetually afraid woman.
Alexandra Tatjana
S1 Ep5
7.8
18th Oct 1982
Smiley and his co-workers 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 mystery. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a woman in an asylum.
Smiley's Lighter
S1 Ep6
8.0
25th Oct 1982
Smiley interrogates a diplomat by showing him a series of photographs, and in turn, closes in on the person who killed Vladimir. He is lead to the asylum, and ironically, things eventually become clearer.
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.
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The best rated episodes of Smiley's People are:
Smiley's Lighter S1E6 rated 8.0
Alexandra Tatjana S1E5 rated 7.8
The lowest rated episodes of Smiley's People are:
A Mother's Assistance S1E1 rated 7.3
The Rogue Elephant S1E4 rated 7.4
The first episode of Smiley's People aired on September 20, 1982.
The last episode of Smiley's People aired on October 25, 1982.
