Gary Oldman: 'The secret of playing George Smiley was in finding the silhouette of a spy'
A compelling performance by Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sees a return to form by an actor best known recently for franchise blockbusters, writes Tim Lewis
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: how the costumes were tailored to suit the part
Costume designer Jacqueline Durran tells Akin Ojumu how she worked out that the spies of Tinker Tailor… probably shopped in London's West End
The real-life spies of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Neal Ascherson, the Observer's correspondent in eastern Europe in the 1960s, on the furtive world of the cold war spies
