Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy

[Merc_Girl]

Watched my recording of the 2011 version of the above film, and low and behold, a Pagoda appears when one of the British spies is trying to to a Hungarian lady, and there it was! The two of them in a pagoda on a lovely sunny day larking around 😁

[66andBlue]

Here are a few still photos from the Pagoda scene filmed in Istanbul with Svetlana Khodchenkova (Irina) and Tom Hardy (Ricki Tarr) in a 280SL.
Not sure why one reminds me more of a hair commercial than a spy movie.
Did you like the 2011 version better than the 1979 BBC series?
 

[Jowe]

And here you can find all movies and series with Pagodas appearing:
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Mercedes-Benz&model=W113&modelMatch=2&modelInclChassis=on

[Merc_Girl]

That’s it!!

Made me smile as totally unexpected

[Merc_Girl]

Not sure why one reminds me more of a hair commercial than a spy movie.
Did you like the 2011 version better than the 1979 BBC series?

To answer your question, I don’t remember the 1979 series. I think there was an older film with the same title, but that was the only thing it had in common!

Will now see if I can find the 1979 series😁

[Mike Hughes]

Was the 1979 BBC series the one with Alec Guinness?

[GM]

1979, with Alec Guiness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHeM9ESwP24&t=0s

[Merc_Girl]

Damn, is blocking viewing 😔

I’ll try iPlayer but don’t think they have series going back that far 😳

[GM]

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/internet/watch-blocked-youtube-3681165/

[Merc_Girl]

Thanks Gary
Thought it might be something like that causing the blocking of the video. Will investigate the VPN route 😁

[teahead]

Here are a few still photos from the Pagoda scene filmed in Istanbul with Svetlana Khodchenkova (Irina) and Tom Hardy (Ricki Tarr) in a 280SL.
Not sure why one reminds me more of a hair commercial than a spy movie.
Did you like the 2011 version better than the 1979 BBC series?

Awesome seeing a grown man sitting in the kinder seat.

[114015]

Was the 1979 BBC series the one with Alec Guinness?

Or better so,
is there a scenery _with Pagoda_ in the 1979 edition as well ....?
 

[Merc_Girl]

Or better so,
is there a scenery _with Pagoda_ in the 1979 edition as well ....?
 

Doubt it, knowing the BBC budget it was probably a Morris Minor 🤣

[Theo113]

Jowe, Thanks for this post.  An amazing collection of Pagodas in film.