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* [[spoiler: Irina's death. After Prideaux is tortured and confesses how far Control's investigation into the mole has gone, Karla drags in a beaten and tortured Irina and asks him if he knows her. Prideaux of course doesn't. Irina then smiles sweetly as if to say "I forgive you". Then Karla has her shot right in front of him.]]
** Smiley's promise to [[spoiler: Ricky Tarr that he will do his best to get her back, when the viewer knows this is hopeless, and Smiley strongly suspects as well.]]
** [[spoiler: Really, Irina's entire story is this. She is introduced being brutally beaten by her husband, later discovers his disembowelled body in their bath tub, is captured by the KGB, and then dies a pointless and violent death for attempting to defect, simply to prove a point to Prideaux. That's pretty rough.]]
* Jim Prideaux's story arc. [[spoiler: Shot down in Hungary, brutally tortured in Russia, then sent to work as a schoolmaster in England, where he meets a nice MoralityPet student, only to push him away. Finally he learns for certain that his best friend/maybe lover Bill Haydon is TheMole, and kills him.]]

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* [[spoiler: Irina's death. After Prideaux is tortured and confesses how far Control's investigation into the mole has gone, Karla drags in a beaten and tortured Irina and asks him if he knows her. Prideaux of course doesn't. Irina then smiles sweetly as if to say "I forgive you". Then Karla has her shot right in front of him.]]
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** Smiley's promise to [[spoiler: Ricky Ricki Tarr that he will do his best to get her back, when the viewer knows this is hopeless, and Smiley strongly suspects as well.]]
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** [[spoiler: Really, Irina's entire story is this. She is introduced being brutally beaten by her husband, later discovers his disembowelled body in their bath tub, is captured by the KGB, and then dies a pointless and violent death for attempting to defect, simply to prove a point to Prideaux. That's pretty rough.]]
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* Jim Prideaux's story arc. [[spoiler: Shot down in Hungary, brutally tortured in Russia, then sent to work as a schoolmaster in England, where he meets a nice MoralityPet student, only to push him away. Finally he learns for certain that his best friend/maybe lover Bill Haydon is TheMole, and kills him.]]



* Due to the possibility he may be monitored by the Circus, Guillam is forced to [[spoiler: kick out his gay live-in partner]] without so much as an explanation.
* In the film, after [[spoiler:Haydon]] is caught and Smiley interrogates him, he denies that he's Karla's "office boy." Smiley raises his voice for the only time in the entire film and screams "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THEN?" A stunning bit of performance from Creator/GaryOldman letting out all the emotion he'd been holding in the past two hours.

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* Due to the possibility he may be monitored by the Circus, Guillam is forced to [[spoiler: kick out his gay live-in partner]] partner without so much as an explanation.
* In the film, after [[spoiler:Haydon]] Haydon is caught and Smiley interrogates him, he denies that he's Karla's "office boy." Smiley raises his voice for the only time in the entire film and screams "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THEN?" A stunning bit of performance from Creator/GaryOldman letting out all the emotion he'd been holding in the past two hours.
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* [[spoiler: Irina's death. After Prideaux is tortured and confesses how far Control's investigation into the mole has gone, Karla drags in a beaten and tortured Irina and asks him if he knows her. Prideaux of course doesn't. Irina then smiles sweetly as if to say 'I forgive you'. Then Karla has her shot right in front of him.]]

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* [[spoiler: Irina's death. After Prideaux is tortured and confesses how far Control's investigation into the mole has gone, Karla drags in a beaten and tortured Irina and asks him if he knows her. Prideaux of course doesn't. Irina then smiles sweetly as if to say 'I "I forgive you'.you". Then Karla has her shot right in front of him.]]



* Jim Prideaux's story arc. [[spoiler: Shot down in Hungary, brutally tortured in Russia, then sent to work as a schoolmaster in England, where he meets a nice MoralityPet student, only to push him away. Finally he learns for certain that his best friend/maybe lover Bill Haydon is the mole, and kills him.]]

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* Jim Prideaux's story arc. [[spoiler: Shot down in Hungary, brutally tortured in Russia, then sent to work as a schoolmaster in England, where he meets a nice MoralityPet student, only to push him away. Finally he learns for certain that his best friend/maybe lover Bill Haydon is the mole, TheMole, and kills him.]]



* In the film, after [[spoiler:Haydon]] is caught and Smiley interrogates him, he denies that he's Karla's "office boy." Smiley raises his voice for the only time in the entire film and screams "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THEN?" A stunning bit of performance from Gary Oldman letting out all the emotion he'd been holding in the past two hours.

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* In the film, after [[spoiler:Haydon]] is caught and Smiley interrogates him, he denies that he's Karla's "office boy." Smiley raises his voice for the only time in the entire film and screams "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THEN?" A stunning bit of performance from Gary Oldman Creator/GaryOldman letting out all the emotion he'd been holding in the past two hours.hours.
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** [[spoiler: Really, Irina's entire story is this. She is introduced being brutally beaten by her husband, later discovers his disembowelled body in their bath tub, is captured by the KGB, and then dies a pointless and violent death for attempting to defect, simply to prove a point to Prideaux. That's pretty rough.]]
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* In the film, after [[spoiler:Haydon]] is caught and Smiley interrogates him, he denies that he's Karla's "lapdog." Smiley raises his voice for the only time in the entire film and screams "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THEN?" A stunning bit of performance from Gary Oldman letting out all the emotion he'd been holding in the past two hours.

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* In the film, after [[spoiler:Haydon]] is caught and Smiley interrogates him, he denies that he's Karla's "lapdog."office boy." Smiley raises his voice for the only time in the entire film and screams "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THEN?" A stunning bit of performance from Gary Oldman letting out all the emotion he'd been holding in the past two hours.
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* [[spoiler: Irina's death. After Prideaux is tortured and confesses how far Control's investigation into the mole has gone, Karla drags in a beaten and tortured Irina and asks him if he knows her. Prideaux of course doesn't. Irina then smiles sweetly as if to say 'I forgive you'. Then Karla has her shot right in front of him.]]
** Smiley's promise to [[spoiler: Ricky Tarr that he will do his best to get her back, when the viewer knows this is hopeless, and Smiley strongly suspects as well.]]
* Jim Prideaux's story arc. [[spoiler: Shot down in Hungary, brutally tortured in Russia, then sent to work as a schoolmaster in England, where he meets a nice MoralityPet student, only to push him away. Finally he learns for certain that his best friend/maybe lover Bill Haydon is the mole, and kills him.]]
* In the mini-series, Smiley's interview with Connie Sachs.
-->"Poor loves. Trained to Empire, trained to rule the waves. Englishmen could be proud then. They could, George. All gone, taken away. Bye-bye world. If it's bad, George, don't come back. Promise? I want to remember you, just as you were. My lovely, lovely boys..."
* Due to the possibility he may be monitored by the Circus, Guillam is forced to [[spoiler: kick out his gay live-in partner]] without so much as an explanation.
* In the film, after [[spoiler:Haydon]] is caught and Smiley interrogates him, he denies that he's Karla's "lapdog." Smiley raises his voice for the only time in the entire film and screams "WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THEN?" A stunning bit of performance from Gary Oldman letting out all the emotion he'd been holding in the past two hours.

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