I've reread Tinker, Tailor recently -- didn't know the miniseries were on DVD. I may need to go looking for them. I haven't seen them in -- oh, god, it is decades, now...

One of my vivid memories as a kid is the pitying/smirking look from my childhood rival Joel when I spoke of how excited I was because that night I'd finally find out who Gerald the Mole was. I think he was picturing a cartoon character...