![Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Dramatised) | [John le Carre]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XQVSimreL._SL175_.jpg "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Dramatised) | [John le Carre]")
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Dramatised)
- ORIGINAL
- by
- Narrated by
-
-
Your Likes make Audible better!
'Likes' are shared on Facebook and Audible.com. We use your 'likes' to improve Audible.com for all our listeners.
You can turn off Audible.com sharing from your Account Details page.
OK
- Regular Price :$12.27Special Offer: Learn how to get this for $7.49 !
-
Average Customer Rating
-
-
LENGTH2 hrs and 52 mins
-
RELEASE DATE01-01-10
-
AUDIO FORMATS
-
Program TypeAudiobook
-
PUBLISHER
People who bought this also bought...
Publisher's Summary
Smiley, wrestling with retirement and disillusionment, is summoned to a secret meeting with a member of the Cabinet Office. Evidence has emerged that the Circus has been infiltrated at the highest level by a Russian agent. 'Find the mole, George. Clean the stables. Do whatever is necessary.' Reluctantly Smiley agrees, and so embarks on a dark journey into his past a past filled with love, duplicity and betrayal.
Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley, and with a star cast including Anna Chancellor, Alex Jennings, Kenneth Cranham, and Bill Paterson, this epic dramatisation brilliantly depicts the complicated moral dilemmas of those who practice post-war espionage and illuminates the murky corners of le Carré's classic spy thriller - the first in the Karla trilogy.
©1974 le Carre Productions; (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
More from the same
What Members Say
-
"Atmospheric, powerful production"
I have read and listened to different interpretations of John le Carre's work over 20 years this is as good as any previous productions including the those with Bernard Hepton and Alec Guiness. Simon Russell Beale has just the right air of world weariness for George Smiley, Ann his wife's part has been extended beautifully to add context. This production adds to others I have and I shall enjoy it again and again.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful -
"Poor dramatization of a masterpiece"
There are many bad things about this dramatization, but the worst is the casting of Smiley. You get the impression that he's young and talkative, which is absurd. The people who did this should have listened to previous renderings, including the reading of the unabridged version on Audible, which with all its faults is far superior to this. I wish I hadn't bought it.
7 of 11 people found this review helpful -
David Chula Vista, CA, United States 03-06-11 Member Since 2010
- HELPFUL VOTES
- 10
- ratings
- REVIEWS
- 26
- 12
"Poor substitute for a good reading"
I have the Listen for Pleasure releases of the John LeCarre Smiley series on cassette. Bad assumption on my part that these dramatizations would be comparable. If you love the John LeCarre series of Smiley books. Don't listen to these, they'll put you completely off the genre! This is the first Audible selection that I actually deleted out of my library.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful -
"Listen in Order"
Last of a long storyline. I don't know if I'll listen to the preceding books in the series now, knowing the end. I should have looked into that.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful -
Steven L. Taylor Toronto, ON Canada 01-31-12 Member Since 2009StevenLeonardTaylor.com
- HELPFUL VOTES
- 34
- ratings
- REVIEWS
- 35
- 10
"Dramatisation = Distracting"
Was Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Dramatised) worth the listening time?No, I would have preferred a single narrator to a cast, especially for a story like Tinker Tailor that has so much going on. I had a hard time figuring out who was talking and it really took away from the overall story.
Any additional comments?I would recommend skipping this audio book version until their is a single narrator, unabridged version available.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful