🎭 Call for the Dead (John le Carré’s First George Smiley Mystery)

Tales of Suspense · Jan 15, 2026 · 2h 13m

Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s first published novel and the debut story featuring his iconic British intelligence officer George Smiley.

The plot follows Smiley as he investigates what appears to be the suicide of a civil servant, uncovering deeper conspiracies and personal stakes beneath the surface. The novel has been adapted multiple times for radio by the BBC, most notably in 1977/78 for the World Service and in 2009 as part of BBC Radio 4’s Complete Smiley series, a cycle of dramatizations of le Carré’s Smiley novels.

Cast:

George Cole as George Smiley; Alfred Burke as Inspector…