After finishing Brian McGilloway's "The Nameless Dead", I needed a few days to gather my thoughts and lose my anger toward the institution that features therein. Then after looking through the bookcase I decided on (or should I say it picked me) a further journey with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. First read over 40 years ago and several times since, I was immediately drawn into the London I know from the '70's. That blessed time before Cell Phones, Twitter and Facebook. A time when even third rate Directors had to find a way to advance the plot without using the Cell Phone! Well, there they all were, waiting for me and having resumed their original positions too. Bill Roach was waiting for Jim to arrive in the Alvis, Thursgoods an even more minor English Public School, Roddy Martindale still a simpleton, Clever Peter Guillam has collected George in his draughty Sports Car and we are off to see Oliver Lacon. Yet again I am amazed at the brilliance of the casting for Guinness' TTSS. I read the masters words and hear the voices of the actors in my head.Duncan Jones, Ian Bannen, Nigel Stock. I see them all I always adored the character of Oliver Lacon, I have known several Lacons in my life, It is my belief that Anthony Bate was and remains one of the most underrated actors of his generation. I would wish it was remade but with the original cast and this time including the Bill Roach back story. When I first picked up this book, I was drawn to Bill, and Jim, loners as I was myself, "An only child deliciously apart" as Betjeman would have it, Roach might disagree and so would I. Finally George himself, sorry but there is only Si Alec Guinness. Masterly. So off we go on the great journey, will it be different this time? who knows, it will be wonderful, entertaining and inspiring though.