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** The ColdBloodedTorture that [[spoiler:Prideaux]] is put through is pretty brutal, including being forced to listen to a tape that is nothing but intermittent white noise and ''[[HellIsThatNoise screaming]]''. Even worse is the fact that his torturers seem utterly bored by the whole thing, [[PunchClockVillain like they just want to get it over with]]. Of course there's also the fact that [[spoiler:Prideaux]] is ForcedToWatch as [[spoiler:Irina is shot in the head in front of him, and PrettyLittleHeadshots does '''NOT''' apply here]]. No wonder he was so fucked up by the experience.

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** The ColdBloodedTorture that [[spoiler:Prideaux]] is put through is pretty brutal, including being forced to listen to a tape that is nothing but intermittent white noise and ''[[HellIsThatNoise screaming]]''.screaming. Even worse is the fact that his torturers seem utterly bored by the whole thing, [[PunchClockVillain like they just want to get it over with]]. Of course there's also the fact that [[spoiler:Prideaux]] is ForcedToWatch as [[spoiler:Irina is shot in the head in front of him, and PrettyLittleHeadshots does '''NOT''' apply here]]. No wonder he was so fucked up by the experience.
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** When George Smiley first gets the call from Peter Guillam that will bring him out of retirement, he's watching a program on UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill. Six years later, Creator/GaryOldman would play [[Film/DarkestHour2017 Churchill]].
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The ending of the film makes triumphant use of Julio Iglesias' cover of "La mer."
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** Joss Ackland as affable Jerry Westerby and Nigel Stock as passive aggressive gossip Roddy Martindale each have a single extended scene where they do get plenty of dialogue in opposite Smiley. Martindale, in particular, acts as a bit of exposition for the viewer. Creator/PatrickStewart however doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.

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** Joss Ackland as affable Jerry Westerby and Nigel Stock Creator/NigelStock as passive aggressive gossip Roddy Martindale each have a single extended scene where they do get plenty of dialogue in opposite Smiley. Martindale, in particular, acts as a bit of exposition for the viewer. Creator/PatrickStewart however doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.
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* FanNickname: Due to being directed by [[Film/LetTheRightOneIn Tomas Alfredson]], this film gained the nickname of "Get the Wrong One Out"

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: A lot of viewers guessed that the traitor is [[spoiler:Creator/ColinFirth's]] character purely on the strength of him being [[spoiler: Colin Firth]]. The fact that the actor [[spoiler: received second billing]] on the movie poster may have also been something of a giveaway.

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* HilariousInHindsight: [[Creator/ColinFirth Bill Haydon's]] given role in the movie is the "tailor". It wouldn’t be the [[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService last time]] he would play a spy associated with tailors.
* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: A lot of viewers guessed that the traitor is [[spoiler:Creator/ColinFirth's]] character purely on the strength of him being [[spoiler: Colin [[spoiler:Colin Firth]]. The fact that the actor [[spoiler: received [[spoiler:received second billing]] on the movie poster may have also been something of a giveaway.
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* CastingGag: Three actors who had each played James Bond villains were cast in ''Smiley's People'' as characters who, over the course of the series, contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
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* CastingGag: Three actors who had each played James Bond villains were cast in ''Smiley's People'' as characters who, over the course of the series, contribute to Smiley defeating Karla.
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* CantUnHearIt: Creator/AlecGuinness as George Smiley. In the audiobook voiced by Michael Jayston, he appears to be doing an Alec Guinness impression for Smiley's voice.

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* CantUnHearIt: Creator/AlecGuinness as George Smiley. In the audiobook voiced by Michael Jayston, Creator/MichaelJayston, he appears to be doing an Alec Guinness impression for Smiley's voice.



** Joss Ackland as affable Jerry Westerby and Nigel Stock as passive aggressive gossip Roddy Martindale each have a single extended scene where they do get plenty of dialogue in opposite Smiley. Martindale, in particular, acts as a bit of exposition for the viewer. Patrick Stewart however doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.

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** Joss Ackland as affable Jerry Westerby and Nigel Stock as passive aggressive gossip Roddy Martindale each have a single extended scene where they do get plenty of dialogue in opposite Smiley. Martindale, in particular, acts as a bit of exposition for the viewer. Patrick Stewart Creator/PatrickStewart however doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.



** Creator/AlanRickman played a hotel concierge in ''Smiley's People'', appearing for barely 30 seconds. [[HilariousInHindsight His character jokes]] if the bag Smiley drops off [[Film/DieHard is going to blow up]].

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** Creator/AlanRickman played a hotel concierge in ''Smiley's People'', ''Literature/SmileysPeople'', appearing for barely 30 thirty seconds. [[HilariousInHindsight His character jokes]] if the bag Smiley drops off [[Film/DieHard is going to blow up]].
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** Prideaux snapping a bird's neck after it flies through his classroom fireplace and frightens his students. {{Justified|Trope}} in the original novel, as it foreshadows how [[spoiler:Prideaux would kill Haydon]], but it ends up being rather baffling in the movie, where [[spoiler:Prideaux [[BoomHeadshot nails Haydon with a rifle]] instead]].

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** Prideaux snapping a bird's neck after it flies through his classroom fireplace and frightens his students. {{Justified|Trope}} Justified in the original novel, as it foreshadows how [[spoiler:Prideaux would kill Haydon]], but it ends up being rather baffling in the movie, where [[spoiler:Prideaux [[BoomHeadshot nails Haydon with a rifle]] instead]].

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: A lot of viewers guessed that the traitor is [[spoiler:Creator/ColinFirth's]] character purely on the strength of him being [[spoiler: Colin Firth]].
** The fact that the actor [[spoiler: received second billing]] on the movie poster may have also been something of a giveaway.

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: A lot of viewers guessed that the traitor is [[spoiler:Creator/ColinFirth's]] character purely on the strength of him being [[spoiler: Colin Firth]]. \n** The fact that the actor [[spoiler: received second billing]] on the movie poster may have also been something of a giveaway.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Prideaux snapping a bird's neck after it flies through his classroom fireplace and frightens his students. {{Justified|Trope}} in the original novel, as it foreshadows how [[spoiler:Prideaux would kill Haydon]], but it ends up being rather baffling in the movie, where [[spoiler:Prideaux [[BoomHeadshot nails Haydon with a rifle]] instead]].
** It also demonstrates how on edge Prideaux could be, how brutally violent he could be, and how unhinged he was that he didn't give a thought to how it would impact the schoolboys.
** Also, Lacon buttering a toast really, really loudly during his meeting with Bland and Alleline.
* CantUnHearIt: Creator/AlecGuinness as George Smiley.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
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Prideaux snapping a bird's neck after it flies through his classroom fireplace and frightens his students. {{Justified|Trope}} in the original novel, as it foreshadows how [[spoiler:Prideaux would kill Haydon]], but it ends up being rather baffling in the movie, where [[spoiler:Prideaux [[BoomHeadshot nails Haydon with a rifle]] instead]].
** It also demonstrates how on edge Prideaux could be, how brutally violent he could be, and how unhinged he was that he didn't give a thought to how it would impact the schoolboys.
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Lacon buttering a toast really, really loudly during his meeting with Bland and Alleline.
* CantUnHearIt: Creator/AlecGuinness as George Smiley. In the audiobook voiced by Michael Jayston, he appears to be doing an Alec Guinness impression for Smiley's voice.
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* CantUnhearIt: Creator/AlecGuinness as George Smiley.

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* CantUnhearIt: CantUnHearIt: Creator/AlecGuinness as George Smiley.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Prideaux snapping a bird's neck after it flies through his classroom window and frightens his students. {{Justified|Trope}} in the original novel, as it foreshadows how [[spoiler:Prideaux would kill Haydon]], but it ends up being rather baffling in the movie, where [[spoiler:Prideaux [[BoomHeadshot nails Haydon with a rifle]] instead]].

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Prideaux snapping a bird's neck after it flies through his classroom window fireplace and frightens his students. {{Justified|Trope}} in the original novel, as it foreshadows how [[spoiler:Prideaux would kill Haydon]], but it ends up being rather baffling in the movie, where [[spoiler:Prideaux [[BoomHeadshot nails Haydon with a rifle]] instead]].

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* OneSceneWonder: Creator/PatrickStewart as Karla in this miniseries and later in ''Smiley's People''. He doesn't even speak a single word during his one scene in each series, but is still captivating. It doesn't hurt that for Sci-Fi fans, the scene is basically [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]] sharing the screen.

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* OneSceneWonder: OneSceneWonder:
** Joss Ackland as affable Jerry Westerby and Nigel Stock as passive aggressive gossip Roddy Martindale each have a single extended scene where they do get plenty of dialogue in opposite Smiley. Martindale, in particular, acts as a bit of exposition for the viewer. Patrick Stewart however doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.
** Ian Bannen is prominent for the first half of episode one and then he disappears entirely until his pivotal return at the very end.
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Creator/PatrickStewart as Karla in this miniseries and later in ''Smiley's People''. He doesn't even speak a single word during his one scene in each series, but is still captivating. It doesn't hurt that for Sci-Fi fans, the scene is basically [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]] sharing the screen.screen.
* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Smiley goes on and on about Karla being an unremarkable, unmemorable man and then we meet him and it's ''Jean Luc Picard''. At the time Creator/PatrickStewart was a well-respected character actor, but one who was by no means a household name. He was best known for stage work and for a supporting role in ''Series/IClaudius''.
** Creator/AlanRickman played a hotel concierge in ''Smiley's People'', appearing for barely 30 seconds. [[HilariousInHindsight His character jokes]] if the bag Smiley drops off [[Film/DieHard is going to blow up]].

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* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: A lot of viewers guessed that the traitor is [[spoiler: Colin Firth's]] character purely on the strength of him being [[spoiler: Colin Firth]].

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* CantUnhearIt: Creator/AlecGuinness as George Smiley.
* NarrowedItDownToTheGuyIRecognize: A lot of viewers guessed that the traitor is [[spoiler: Colin Firth's]] [[spoiler:Creator/ColinFirth's]] character purely on the strength of him being [[spoiler: Colin Firth]].

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