If you&#x27;ve not seen &quot;Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy&quot; the film is well worth it, although if you can get hold of the BBC TV series of that and &quot;Smiley&#x27;s People&quot; .  To me Alec Guinness just is George Smiley, far more then he is Ben Kenobi.<p>Plus as a bonus the books were still excellent reading even after knowing what happens.