The BBC has unveiled a first look at Matthew Macfadyen as iconic spymaster George Smiley in the upcoming drama, Legacy of Spies .
The eight-part series is adapted from John le Carré’s 1963 bestseller The Spy Who Came In From The Cold , a spy novel set against the backdrop of the Cold War, and its 2017 follow-up A Legacy Of Spies.
Matthew, known for his roles in Succession and Pride & Prejudice , sports Smiley’s iconic thick spectacles and coiffed hair while donning a black suit in the first look photos, which also show Charlie Hunnam as his colleague and fellow British intelligence officer Alec Leamas.
The series marks Smiley’s long-awaited…
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