Michael Jayston

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a seven-part BBC2 spy drama written by Arthur Hopcraft, adapted from John le Carré's eponymous 1974 novel. The serial, which stars Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston, Bernard Hepton, Anthony Bate, Ian Bannen, George Sewell and Michael Aldridge, was broadcast from 10 September to 22 October 1979. George Smiley, the ageing master spy of the Cold War and once heir-apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.

Dir. John Irvin, John le Carré · With Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Dir. Douglas Hickox · With Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, John Mills

Deceived that he had won the Prize, Connor MacLeod wanders through the world; however, he is awakened from his peaceful life when an entombed immortal magician, Kane, escapes and comes seeking the Highlander.

Dir. Andrew Morahan · With Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Deborah Kara Unger