Tinker, Tailor the British series and the sequel Smiley’s People starring Alex Guineas can’t be beat. See it on YouTube. Much better than the movie.
Thanks for the tip. I had never heard of that series.
Most definitely,shame they couldn’t include “The Honorable Schoolboy” volume of the quest for Karla trilogy TV adaptation that Guiness starred in, it was brilliant.
The problem was all the remote locations, Hong Kong, Italy.
My favorite LeCarre, a close second would be “A Perfect Spy”, some what autobiographical, Pym’s childhood mirroring LeCarre’s in some respects.
There is a movie version, but I haven’t seen it.