Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very dangerous conspiracy.
| Directing | Fernando Meirelles | Director |
| Writing | John le Carré | Novel |
| Writing | Jeffrey Caine | Screenplay |
| Production | Simon Channing Williams | Producer |
| Sound | Alberto Iglesias | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Claire Simpson | Editor |
| Camera | César Charlone | Director of Photography |
| Production | Leo Davis | Casting |
| Art | Mark Tildesley | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Odile Dicks-Mireaux | Costume Design |
| Production | Jeff Abberley | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julia Blackman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gail Egan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robert Jones | Executive Producer |
| Production | Donald Ranvaud | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jim Shamoon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mario Zvan | Executive Producer |
| Art | Denis Schnegg | Art Direction |
| Art | Michelle Day | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Orin Beaton | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Joakim Sundström | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Adrian Metzelaar | Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Michael Davis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Emily Mabonga | Casting |
| Sound | Tony Lewis | Music Editor |
| Crew | Waseem Barlas | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Jens Enderling | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Chris Lowe | Supervising Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gillianne Obaso | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Lisa Parker | Production Manager |
| Production | Nicci Perrow | Production Manager |
| Production | Sonja B. Zimmer | Production Manager |
| Production | Nick Laws | Production Manager |
| Art | Coralie Lew | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Christian Ehlert | Leadman |
| Sound | Nick Adams | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sven Taits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Roz Lowrie | Visual Effects Editor |
| Crew | Roly Jansen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Armin Sauer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Ergun Cankaya | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Diego Quemada-Díez | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alastair Rae | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alastair Rae | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Andy Long | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jaap Buitendijk | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Gary Donoghue | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Peter Fritscher | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | William Tracey | Rigging Gaffer |
| Editing | Keith Mason | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Alex Gladstone | Location Manager |
| Production | Bernard Gathogo | Location Manager |
| Production | Christopher Doll | Location Manager |
| Production | Jonah Coombes | Location Manager |
| Production | John Chavanga | Location Manager |
| Sound | Chris Laurence | Musician |
| Visual Effects | Charles Howell | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Nick Thomas | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Blundell | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesa Warrener | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirstin Chalmers | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuria Mbomio | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zara Pasha | Makeup Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julius Goosen | Makeup Trainee |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matthew Smith | Prosthetics |
| Directing | Richard Styles | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Konga Mbandu | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Carlos Fidel | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Wambui Kairo | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Thorne Mutert | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Teresia Mwangi | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Dale Manning | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Oliver Rose | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Graham Cole | Construction Manager |
| Art | Rob Brown | Construction Manager |
| Art | John Stephen Forrest Smith | Draughtsman |
| Art | Eddie Baker | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Carol Kupisz | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Evans Gitau | Head Carpenter |
| Art | Daniela von Waberer | Painter |
| Art | James K. Kuria | Painter |
| Art | Sylvester Otieno | Painter |
| Art | John Ogutu Radol | Painter |
| Art | Lawrence Wambu | Painter |
| Art | Joey Weber | Property Master |
| Art | Brian Lofthouse | Property Master |
| Art | Arwel Evans | Property Master |
| Art | Chris Lightburn-Jones | Property Master |
| Art | Lisa Loher | Set Dresser |
| Art | Florian Speidel | Set Dresser |
| Art | Uli Passauer | Set Dresser |
| Art | Samson Maitemi | Standby Carpenter |
| Art | Cathal MacIlwaine | Standby Carpenter |
| Art | Lawrence Wathiga | Standby Painter |
| Art | Tom Roberts | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Harmon Cusack | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Sebastian Gross | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | John Peter Mungai | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Peter Byrne | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Chris Summers | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Harry Bowers | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ole Ziesemann | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | John Evans | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Robert Wedemeyer | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Benjamin Dreythaller | Electrician |
| Lighting | Thomas Gosda | Electrician |
| Lighting | Martin König | Electrician |
| Lighting | Florian Niedermeier | Electrician |
| Lighting | Sven Trebus | Electrician |
| Lighting | André Schwemmin | Electrician |
| Lighting | Ezekiel Andika | Electrician |
| Lighting | Peter Njogu Kamau | Electrician |
| Lighting | Saul Ogada | Electrician |
| Lighting | Francis Wanyandeh Ouma | Electrician |
| Lighting | George K. Kahura | Electrician |
| Lighting | Paul Molloy | Electrician |
| Lighting | Robert Rabson | Electrician |
| Camera | Mark Milsome | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Olly Tellett | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Nicole Dierken | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Franz-Xaver Kringer | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Telfer Barnes | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Birgit Dierken | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Paul Antoni | Grip |
| Camera | Peter Kioko | Grip |
| Camera | Paul Hatchman | Key Grip |
| Camera | Steve Obunde | Key Grip |
| Camera | Tony Turner | Second Company Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Petrie | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lou Durkin | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katy Hackney | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharon Long | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colin May | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurie Saint-Hillier | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Wiseman | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristy Watson | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Chilcott | Costume Standby |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Denison | Costume Standby |
| Costume & Make-Up | Caroline McCall | Costume Standby |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liza Brzonskalla | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sparka Lee Hall | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Glaysher | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Adam Glasman | Colorist |
| Editing | Asa Shoul | Colorist |
| Editing | Lorraine Lydon | Colorist |
| Editing | Kerri Aungle | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Veronica Marcarno | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Paul Wrightson | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Richard Kondal | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Sam Southwick | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Anthony Faust | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Stuart Wilson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Matthias Richter | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Mark Kihara | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Cordell McQueen | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Corrina Wilson | Compositor |
| Editing | Maria Stroka | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Crew | Adrian De Wet | Digital Supervisor |
| Production | Mwakalafu Muniafu | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Annette Borgmann | Casting Director |
| Production | Iris Müller | Extras Casting |
| Sound | Karen Elliott | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Becca Gatrell | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Steffi Hiller | Accountant |
| Crew | Wachira Muiragania | Animal Wrangler |
| Crew | Ben Pont | Armorer |
| Crew | Sandra Butterworth | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Clifford De Spenser | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Sandra Frieze | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Simon Everett | Pilot |
| Crew | Andrew Cliff | Pilot |
| Art | Ally Mee | Title Designer |
| Art | Richard Morrison | Title Designer |
| Crew | Daniel Barton | Pilot |
| Crew | Victor Chege | Pilot |
| Production | Phylis Andika | Production Assistant |
| Production | Consolata Karani | Production Assistant |
| Production | Angela Kombu | Production Assistant |
| Production | Shiv Mandavia | Production Assistant |
| Production | Muthoni Ngacha | Production Assistant |
| Production | Laura Tatton | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kate Penlington | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Anne Helmer | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Alison Ngibuini | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Janine Abery | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Dylan Voogt | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Philip Key | Production Executive |
| Production | Nicole Carmen-Davis | Production Executive |
| Production | Brock Norman Brock | Production Executive |
| Production | Alex Moreno | Researcher |
| Crew | Nicola Kelly Hütter | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Sara Bungartz | Set Production Assistant |
| Production | Henning Molfenter | Co-Producer |
| Production | Thierry Potok | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tracey Seaward | Co-Producer |
