Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy


Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Gary Oldman as 'Smiley' swam here in the 2011 blockbuster

Location: Hampstead Ponds, N6 6JL

Description: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 English-language espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson, from a screenplay written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan based on the 1974 novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre.

The film stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley, and co-stars Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kathy Burke and Ciaran Hinds.

Set in London in the 1970s, the story follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service. The film was produced through the British company Working Title Films and financed by France's StudioCanal.

London is used throughout the film for shooting locations including this very spot, Hampstead Ponds, where Smiley is shown swimming.

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Gary Oldman as 'Smiley' swam here in the 2011 blockbuster

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