Apple TV+ to Stream John Le Carre Documentary 'The Pigeon Tunnel'

Most Anglophiles have likely heard of John le Carré. After all, he's widely considered one of the greatest novelist of the postwar era, the bestselling mind behind such famous novels as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and The Constant Gardener. If you haven't read any of his works, you've probably at least seen the critically acclaimed AMC series The Night Manager or the Oscar-nominated feature film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. (George Smiley, his famous fictional intelligence officer has been played on screen by famous performers ranging from James Mason and Alec Guinness to Gary Oldman.

What they may not know is that John Le Carre is actually the pen name of David Cornwell, a former British spy who worked for both MI-5 and MI-6 during the 1950s and 1960s, where he ran agents, conducted interrogations, taped phone lines, and handled break-ins. In fact, he only left the service after his third novel ---The Spy Who Came In From the Cold --- became such a runaway success that he was able to pursue a writing career full time.

And now Apple Original Films documentary The Pigeon Tunnel will delve into the lesser-known history of the famed writer. Per Apple, the film will be Le Carre's final and "most candid" interview, and draws from his best-selling memoir of the same name.