Iconic Spy Thriller to Return to BBC

Matthew Macfadyen will star as George Smiley.

BBC's new series is for crime thriller fans.

The BBC is making a new spy thriller based on a famous book.

The series also uses material from another book, A Legacy of Spies.

Charlie Hunnam and Matthew Macfadyen will be in the series.

Dan Stevens and Agnes O'Casey will also be in the series. The series is about George Smiley and a Russian spy.

Alec Leamas recruits a woman to help him get important documents.

Charlie Hunnam will play Alec Leamas.

Two Stasi operatives are chasing Alec and the woman. They are very competitive and want to win.

George Smiley is in charge of the operation. A Soviet mastermind is hiding and planning something.

Personal lives are affected by the spy work. It's hard to know what's real and what's not.

Daniel Brühl and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu are also in the series.

Agnes O'Casey and Felix Kammerer are in the cast too.

Dan Stevens plays Bill Haydon. Jake Dunn plays Peter Guillam.

The series is about George Smiley's quest to catch a Russian spy.

More actors are in the series, including Ariyon Bakare and Saskia Rosendahl.

The director, Michael Lennox, is excited about the project. He likes the story and the cast.

Michael Lennox thinks the story is special and relevant today.

Charlie Hunnam is excited to be in the series. He likes his character, Alec Leamas.

Alec Leamas is a complex character. He is affected by his work.

The series will be on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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