Peter Guillam (Michael Jayston) Is Bullied at the "Circus" by Percy Alleline (Michael Aldridge) & Co.

Dreamer

Great acting in every scene, by Michael Jayston, Michael Aldridge, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby. Clip from "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'' (miniseries 1979).

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00:00Oh

00:30Let's go.

01:00telephone for you sir

01:03ever such a rough voice

01:05says it's someone from your garage and I can quite believe it

01:07right

01:08your rude mechanic has some bad news

01:16for you

01:16personally

01:25I find mechanics are bad news

01:27by and large

01:28which phone

01:31the one on the left

01:33well at least get onto the head office

01:46today and find out when they can

01:48supply the damn thing

01:49hang on a minute

01:52I think I got the number

01:53Alwyn sling that bag across for me

01:56will you please

01:56I will sir

01:57there you go

02:01open it for you

02:04oh thanks

02:05right are you ready

02:29the number you want is

02:33four three seven

02:34six two nine nine

02:39it seems to be going according to plan

02:52thank you

02:53Peter does sound jumpy

02:55he might have ever done it a bit there

02:58he was very loud

03:00I've seen it happen before

03:05tough ones who crack at 40

03:07lock it all away pretend it isn't happening

03:09and all of a sudden you find them at the desks

03:11the tears pouring on the blotter

03:13I thought I ought to say what's on my mind

03:17I think Peter will manage

03:19you heard something about his murderous assignment in French North Africa I suppose

03:25something

03:25whispers

03:26Peter was overmatched and he lost

03:29his agents were hanged

03:32no one recovers entirely from that sort of thing

03:37that is

03:39I wouldn't trust a man

03:40who did

03:42right back please

04:10Peter

04:19Peter I am sorry to disturb you

04:21but we have a tiny crisis

04:22Percy Allerlyon would like a word with you

04:24quite an urgent word

04:26can you come now

04:27of course Toby

04:28have you been waiting

04:29didn't you tell Mr. Estehazy where I was

04:32we've only just got here Peter

04:35your office told us you were doing a spot of deviling

04:38only Percy is anxious to speak to you now

04:42you see

04:43Alwyn there's a midday shuttle to Brixton isn't there

04:47yes

04:47you might get transporter buzz and ask them to take that thing over for me

04:50will you

04:50will do sir

04:51will do

04:52Percy wants to consult you

04:57how are the martial arts Paul

05:13any new tricks you could show me

05:15Paul and I were paired on a tough guy course a little while back

05:19damn near killed each other

05:21Peter

05:36please

05:38watch your feet

05:50there she put them on again

06:06well now

06:25young Peter Gwilom

06:27welcome to my house

06:29about which you've been making calls I hear

06:32are you lonely in the Brixton outposts

06:36tired of chasing the local virgins

06:39if there are any in Brixton

06:41which I would doubt

06:42if you'll excuse my freedom Mo

06:45you do know that Mo Delaware is our new head of research

06:49do you

06:49man with message and cleft stick

06:52does reach Brixton does he

06:54barring the monsoon

06:56I hear you've been hobnobbing with the late lamented Ricky Tarr

07:03formerly of your section

07:05dispatched by you to Lisbon

07:08and since then listed by this service

07:10as a defector

07:12how is him

07:15that's right chief

07:17Ricky and I have tea at Fortnum's every afternoon

07:20Jasmine

07:22Peter Gwilom

07:24may not be aware of this

07:26but I am possessed of an extremely forgiving nature

07:30I positively seethe with goodwill

07:34all I require from you

07:36is the matter of your discussion with Tarr

07:39I do not ask for his head

07:41or any other part of his offensive anatomy

07:43and I will restrain my impulse personally

07:46to strangle him

07:47or you

07:49I would even go so far as to consider

07:52bringing you back into the palace

07:54from hateful Brixton

07:55where presently you linger

07:57in well-earned obscurity

08:00in that case I can't wait for him to turn up

08:03and there's a free pardon for your friend Ricky

08:06until I get my hands on him

08:09I'll tell him that word for word

08:10he'll be thrilled

08:11I'm very disappointed in you

08:16young Peter

08:16I pay you honest money

08:19and you stab me in the back

08:21I consider that extremely poor reward

08:25for keeping you alive

08:26against the entreaties of my advisors

08:30I may tell you

08:31let us begin again

08:36if you won't give me a straight answer

08:39perhaps you'll unburden to somebody more

08:41persuasive

08:43Roy

08:50Ricky Tarr's got a daughter

08:59hasn't he?

09:01yes

09:01calls her Danny

09:02talk about her a lot

09:04he told me he was fond of her

09:06that's all I know

09:09what the hell are you shrugging at us like that for?

09:12I'm accusing you of playing hooky behind my back

09:14with a damn defector from your own damn section

09:17of playing damn fool parlor games

09:19and you don't know the stakes

09:20and all you do is shrug at me

09:22there's a law, Gwilham

09:24against consorting with enemy agents

09:25do you want me to throw the book at you?

09:28I haven't seen him

09:30who's playing games?

09:32not me

09:32you are

09:33so get off my back

09:34who's Danny's mother?

09:50Eurasian girl

09:51but Tarr likes to think she passes for full European

09:54and the child

09:5512 years old

09:57long blonde hair

09:58brown eyes

09:59slim

10:00is that Danny?

10:02it could be

10:04so

10:07if I told you that Danny and her mother

10:09were due to arrive in London three days ago

10:11on a direct flight from Tunis

10:13I take it you would share our perplexity?

10:18yes I would

10:18and you'd keep your mouth shut

10:21when we let you out of here

10:23it isn't

10:27ordinary flight information

10:29Peter

10:29the source is very

10:30private

10:32ultra

10:33ultra

10:33sensitive

10:34in fact

10:35Peter

10:35in that case

10:37Toby

10:37I'll try and keep my mouth

10:38ultra

10:39ultra shut

10:40so

10:44what do you make of it

10:46young Peter?

10:47come on

10:47you were his boss

10:49guide

10:49philosopher

10:50friend

10:51tell me why

10:53Ricky Tarr's in London

10:54you didn't say that

10:56you said his girl and his kid were expected

10:57don't be a tuse man

10:59where little Danny goes

11:01there goes Tarr

11:02except he'd move first

11:04and have his impedimenter follow

11:05yes

11:07that would be favourite

11:08all right

11:10Tarr was supposed to be sitting in Moscow

11:12and now he's supposed to be back here

11:13on the Russian payroll

11:14but why is it all so hot?

11:16what kind of plant can he be

11:18when we know everything about him?

11:20down to his last attack of swine fever

11:22from which he's only partially recovered

11:24in my view

11:24excuse my freedom moan

11:26I'm sorry

11:29but what kind of plant is that?

11:32well never mind what sort

11:34muddying pools

11:35poisoning wells

11:35maybe

11:36that damn sort

11:37pulling the rug out

11:38now

11:39listen

11:40just you remember this

11:41at the first peep

11:43the first whisper

11:44of Tarr

11:45or his lady

11:45or his wee bairn

11:47young Peter Gwilham

11:48you come to one of us

11:50grown-ups

11:51anyone you see at this table

11:54but not another

11:55damn soul

11:57the name on the passport

12:02is Poole

12:04P-double-O-L-E

12:07all three of them

12:09Tarr told his woman

12:13so we understand

12:14in case of difficulties

12:15she should come to you

12:16sign that Peter

12:21would you?

12:24stupid bloody cabaret

12:28Percy gets more insufferable

12:31every day

12:32I wouldn't know Bill

12:33would I?

12:34don't know Bill

12:36do you?

12:37don't know Bill

12:39you

12:40I would

12:40have to

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