The BBC 1979-1982 adaptations of <John Le Carré>'s novels are the best miniseries ever made:
* <Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series)>
* <Smiley's People (TV series)>
They are the most realistic depiction of <spycraft> ever made.

Some honorable mentions:
* <Futurama>
  * S02E15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_with_Popplers[The Problem With Popplers], see also: <animal rights>. There has to be prior art on this idea, there has to, can someone please point it out?
  * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-RUHhCzgxI[S06E09 A Clockwork Origin]
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_and_Morty[Rick and Morty] before it turned to <shit> on season 3 had some genius moments:
  * S02E04 Total Rickall
  * <Rick and Morty A Life Well Lived>

Bibliography:
* <British>
  * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/best-tv-shows-ever-all-time-greatest-british-series-uk-2021/
  * https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/qqaie8/suggest_me_some_good_british_tv_series/
  TODO:
  * Porterhouse Blue
  * Oranges are Not the Only Fruit
  * The Prisoner


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This is perhaps slightly worse than the <Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series)>, but still amazing.

Some difficult points:
* how did the general deduce that the old woman's daughter had a link to Karla? It must be linked to the fact that the Russian agent who made the offer was a Karla-man.
* some things are hard to understand without having seen the previous <Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV series)>, e.g. they say nothing clearly who Toby Esterhase is, he now works on art sales
* but others are inconsistent, e.g. they changed the actor for Peter Guillam...

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Ciro Santilli @cirosantilli 37

 Incoming links: Smiley's People (TV series)