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MrBuddyCasinolast Friday at 4:08 PM2 repliesview on HN

And if that tickles your fancy, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" [0] is an excellent miniseries from 1979 about a mole in MI6, perhaps the best spy series ever made. I didn't care about the movie much, so don't let this deter you, but Alec Guiness as George Smiley is a perfect match. John Le Carré thought so, too.

Oh and Patrick Steward plays "Karla" the soviet mastermind in this series and its successor "Smiley's People". Just a few seconds, but very memorable, its incredible really.

[0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080297/


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buredorannalast Friday at 4:30 PM

"Smiley's People" remains one of my favorite shows.

If you track it down, I highly recommend watching it with headphones. The sound design is amazing.

The sound of an empty room being profoundly menacing.

seanhunterlast Friday at 5:53 PM

Wholeheartedly second that. Both series are amazing.