Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy

Right, so there’s no tinkers, tailers or soldiers in this, so, you know, not a good start. Everyone is murky and grim and live in the seventies. Gary Oldman has an awful wife who gets off with everyone so he decides to go and live with Trigger and find a mole. Everything is all complicated and revelations happen and the baddie gets his comeuppance. No moles though, should have looked in a hole.

Trivia

A milkman, ironmonger, farmer and accountant were all tried before settling on a tinker, tailor, soldier and a spy

Gary Oldman won the role of George Smiley after proving to be excellent at smiling

Tom Hardy was something of an on-set prankster, one morning setting fire to Colin Firth who sadly died of his injuries

The film was screened on BBC1 in 1979, some 32 years before it began filming

Bloopers

During the entire scene in which Smiley interviews Ricki Tarr, Gary Oldman isn’t wearing any trousers and pants

Quotes

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub.”

“Ah Mr Bond, I’d been expecting you.”

Details

Full Name: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Duration: 127 minutes

Release: 2011

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Starring

Gary Oldman

Tom Hardy

Trigger off of Only Fools and Horses