Saturday, 20 December 2025

The Night Manager - we didn't know at the time - Season 1 (2016 Susanne Bier, scr David Farr)

Yes, David Farr had a dream, and in that dream was the germ of Season 2, the first non-le Carré le Carré sequel (if you see what I mean).

Ex army night manager Tom Hiddlestone keeps encountering fallen women who need his help, the first in Cairo (Aure Atika), then again, er, somewhere, and finally in Mallorca (Elizabeth Debicki).

And it's all Olivia Colman's fault.

'River House' etc seems to be the source for Slow Horses.

Great counter-casting - Hugh Laurie and Tom Hollander as nasties.



Must watch The Shadow Line again.

Natasha Little's the one I couldn't identify. Not sure where we know her from. Any Human Heart and assorted TV.

She's referred to as Susanne 'One Eye' Bier in this house. We didn't enjoy her last two things, The Undoing (2020) and The Perfect Couple (2024) at all.

With Russell Tovey, Adeel Akhtar, Alistair Petrie, Douglas Hodge, David Harewood, Tobias Menzies, Neil Morrissey, Jonathan Aris, Antonio de la Torre

DP Michael Snyman, editor Ben Lester.

Composer Victor Reyes is not doing Barry but did make me think that John Barry's Bond scores changed the way that thrillers sounded and remain still hugely influential.

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