I sometimes think there isn’t a true thing on earth. Nothing constant, no single point that’s completely dependable. You’d think one could rely on pure logic, wouldn’t you? Or find a truth in mysticism of some kind. But one can’t.
Let alone know the truth about men’s motives.
The sudden midwinter death of a schoolboy. A letter asking Miss Brimley for help. George Smiley, newly retired from the secret services and newly separated from his wife, Ann, is called upon to investigate. But the school proves a closed community and the eccentric teacher, Fielding, finds his position threatened as Smiley uncovers the truth.
Dramatised by Shaun McKenna
Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley
Geoffrey Palmer as Fielding
Marcia Warren as Miss Brimley
Geoffrey Streatfeild as Rode
Alison Pettitt as Ann Snow
Sam Dale as Rigby
Amanda Lawrence as Janie
Liza Sadovy as Shane Hecht
Directed by Marc Beeby