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Smiley's People (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Anna Chancellor, Lindsay Duncan, Maggie Steed, Alex Jennings, Kenneth Cranham
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
When a Russian émigré is found murdered on Hampstead Heath, Smiley is called out of retirement to exorcise some Cold War ghosts from his clandestine past. What follows is Smiley the human being at his most vulnerable and Smiley the case officer at his most brilliant; and it makes to a thrilling conclusion his career-long, serpentine battle with the enigmatic and ruthless Russian spymaster Karla.
Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley, and with a distinguished cast including Anna Chancellor, Lindsay Duncan, Maggie Steed, Alex Jennings and Kenneth Cranham, this enthralling dramatisation captures every nuance of le Carré’s complex and compelling novel - the final book in John le Carré’s Karla trilogy.
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- Gillian Lazarus
- 11-01-21
The Perfect Smiley
I know this book well. While I was ill with covid , I thought I'd like to hear it with Simon Russell Beale portraying George Smiley. It proved to be just right.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-02-22
Not As Good As The Original
I'm not sure why the BBC did a remake of this programme ,the original starring Bernard Hepton as George Smiley was better, no reflection on the actors of course but the scripting was not as good and not as straightforward,Part of the original start is missing,The original starts with a courting couple stumbling across Vladimers body on Hampstead Heath and a panic stricken Oliver Lacon dragging Smiley out of bed to investigate.
Also who was that disembodied woman's voice? was that supposed to be Smileys thoughts?
Verdict? Not as good as the original
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- Osric UK
- 21-01-15
Good buy
The story whilst interesting, is not as gripping as tinker tailor soldier spy. But the or for Manchester were brilliant as ever from Simon Russel beale as smiley.
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- Mr. E. A. Shanks
- 16-11-15
An exciting end of the Karla trilogy
Fantastic radio play. Well acted. Exciting from start to finish. Well worth listening to.
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- Paul Marshall
- 21-05-15
First class.
Simon Russell Beale, and all cast members capture the characters precisely. A joy to listen to, many times over.
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- Roblightwater
- 28-10-21
Superb!
I've been looking for this for so long. Simon Russell Beale sounds even more authentic than Alec Guinness!
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- Richard
- 16-01-11
Totally engaging
eautifully read and produced and a thoroughly engaging narrative. Can?t wait to listen to it again.
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- Gina
- 31-05-21
Excellent
Simon Russell Beale a miracle as Smiley and loved Anna Chancellor as Anne. I love this BBC production and have listened to it many times now.
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