Yeah, I knew those existed (and have not exactly rushed to rent them if
available because it appears they didn't do The Honourable Schoolboy as
well) but they are adaptations of a novelist's work brought to the screen.
Good old Ian created SB for tv, right? That's why it's so amazing. I don't
consider even a great mini series to be comparable to a sustained tv series
like SB in terms of praising the creators. But I will check out Guinness
as Smiley, it seems a perfect fit.
Tim