When they think of spy movie’s most people think of James Bond battling Blofeld or, if they’re in a silly mood, Austin Powers going up against Dr. Evil. They don’t think of a bunch of pipe-smoking middle aged British guys sitting in a conference room deciding the fate of the world oh-so-politely. That’s what they get in this BBC series, and if they give it a chance they’ll see it’s just as exciting, and far more satisfying, than anything 007 ever did in a movie. Alec Guinness stars as George Smiley, a retired secret agent who is called back to duty to investigate charges that there’s a mole in the secret service, a mole placed at a very high level. The conversations that follow, so thick with spy speak that the DVD set comes with a glossary of terms so you can understand what everybody is talking about, are fascinating. The performance of Guinness is spellbinding.
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