AdvertisementOpinion'Tinker, Tailor': The Greatest Spy Story Ever ToldNovember 01, 2011John PowersfacebookEmailAlec Guinness starred in the 1979 BBC adaptation of John le Carre's novel Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy. The series has just been re-released on DVD in anticipation of the release of a new film version of the Cold War-era spy drama. (Acorn Media)