Double bill of BBC espionage drama mini-series based on the novels by John Le Carré and starring Alec Guinness as master spy George Smiley. In 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (1979), Smiley has been in 'retirement' for some time, some say owing to his mishandling of the Czech scandal. However, the retiring superspy finds himself summoned back to the 'Circus' (British secret service) when it transpires that an enemy infiltrator is at work in the department. Smiley returns once again to his old department in 'Smiley's People' (1982) following the murder of his friend, General Vladimir, a Russian who once worked for British Intelligence. When it transpires that Vladimir was in fact a double agent, Smiley becomes engaged in a battle of wills with his old adversaries at the Moscow Centre.

Superspy George Smiley (Alec Guinness) has for some time been in 'retirement' - some say due to his mishandling of the Czech scandal. However, the retiring masterspy finds himself summoned back to the 'Circus' (British secret service) when it transpires that an enemy infiltrator is at work in the department.

Wartime drama starring Alec Guiness as Peter Ross, an RAF reconnaisance photographer assigned to trace and destroy an Italian convoy threatening to invade Malta. As the Luftwaffe threatens, Ross's romance with a local girl hangs in the balance.

First series of the classic BBC TV series starring Douglas Wilmer as the famous sleuth and Nigel Stock as his loyal partner Watson. In this instalment, the pair from Baker Street must investigate the disappearance of a young aristocrat, stop a woman from marrying a murderous Austrian baron and solve the murder of Arthur Cadogan West with the help of Holmes' brother Mycroft (Derek Francis). The episodes are: 'The Speckled Band', 'The Illustrious Client', 'The Devil's Foot', 'The Copper Beeches', 'The Red-Headed League', 'The Abbey Grange', 'The Six Napoleons', 'The Man With the Twisted Lip', 'The Beryl Coronet', 'The Bruce-Partington Plans', 'Charles Augustus Milverton', 'The Retired Colourman' and 'The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax'.