I always considered Sir Alec Guiness's role in "Tinker Tailor ..." and "Smiley's People" to be the pinnacle of acting in a short run series - he really became G

I always considered Sir Alec Guiness's role in "Tinker Tailor ..." and "Smiley's People" to be the pinnacle of acting in a short run series - he really became George Smiley. Since viewing the recent series "Chernobyl" I for the first time haved added Jared Harris to that pile of excellence for his portrayal of Vaverly Legasov. As troubling as some days seem to be in the world I find comfort that people like Guiness and Harris can still make me lose myself in a complicated character and a great story.