Great questions for pub quizzes: what is the name of C? Double points if you know Karla's real name. M? Q? The undiscovered other mole? Karla laid false trails by suppressing files of no value to him so Circus would chase red herrings and allowing Circus to know files that were valuable but could be sac rificed to show Circus it was on the right track. Look at how he left the swiss based couriers.
SPOILER ( comment on the ending)! .. so Jerry was an actual traitor. And for a second time, George ended up ousted. I have not read the books . But I think this sets up Smileys People chronologically. ? I always have an image of Guinness when I listen to these . ❤
Not so much a traitor, but more of a fool. A hopeless romantic who lost his shot over a girl he just met. That’s why the story doesn’t really work for me. That and LeCarre’s constant need to preen and act like the Americans are all fools and the Brits the true intelligence service.
@@matthewgabbard6415 OK, cool thanks I get it. But even as being an American, I don’t have a problem with any author promoting his or her Nationalistic slant. Think about it would you rather be watching Matt Helms movies or James Bond movies? Lol.
@@matthewgabbard6415It's the Brits who get screwed, It's the Brits who fail. I really don't get your comment. But then again, maybe I'm just an American Fool. One sees what one wants to see.
Maybe they used Mickey Rooney. Reminiscent of Mickey Rooney's Mr. Yumiosi in Breakfast at Tiffany's; the only difference is the British/Chinese aa opposed to American/Chinese.
Le Carre churning out 2 nd rate stuff. Same old ..same old. MI 6 as a cosy club for ex public schoolboys . Moles. Karla . The Circus..blah.blah.blah...yawn !
If you disagree with any of the points / criticism I make then feel free to refute them . Rather than generalised whining .I assume you loll around in your armchair , drooling slightly and simply taking in everything you hear irrespective of merit .? This IS 2 nd rate stuff filled with the usual LeCarre cliches.
@@johnneville403 He may be a confirmed masochist or a frustrated literary critic who, unlike mere listeners or readers, do not have the luxury to just stop listening or reading and moving on.
