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Return to the Circus
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Was George Smiley sacked after a scandal or is he merely retired? When he is summoned by the cabinet watchdog for intelligence affairs, Smiley agrees to head the hunt for a secret service mole.
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Mon 2 Jan 2023
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Role | Contributor |
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George Smiley | Alec Guinness |
Toby Esterhase | Bernard Hepton |
Roy Bland | Terence Rigby |
Bill Haydon | Ian Richardson |
Control | Alexander Knox |
Percy Alleline | Michael Aldridge |
Author | John Le Carre |
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