The Night Manager is a British-American television miniseries directed by Susanne Bier and produced by the BBC and AMC. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, David Harewood, Tom Hollander and Elizabeth Debicki, it is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by John le Carré and adapted by David Farr to the present day.
The six-part serial began broadcasting on BBC One on February 21, 2016, and in the United States, on April 19, 2016 on AMC. IMG has since sold the series internationally to over 180 countries.
Plot[]
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is recruited by Angela Burr (Olivia Colman), an intelligence operative. He is tasked to navigate Whitehall and Washington, D.C. where there is an alliance between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. He must infiltrate the inner circle of arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper (Hugh Laurie), Roper's girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki), and associate Corkoran (Tom Hollander).
Episodes[]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine
- Hugh Laurie as Richard Onslow Roper
- Olivia Colman as Angela Burr
- Tom Hollander as Major "Corky" Lance Corkoran
- Elizabeth Debicki as Jed Marshall
- Alistair Petrie as Sandy, Lord Langbourne
- Natasha Little as Caroline, Lady Langbourne
- Douglas Hodge as Rex Mayhew
- David Harewood as Joel Steadman
- Tobias Menzies as Geoffrey Dromgoole
- Antonio de la Torre as Juan Apostol
- Adeel Akhtar as Rob Singhal
- Michael Nardone as Frisky
Guest and recurring cast[]
- David Avery as Freddie Hamid
- Amir El-Masry as Youssuf
- Aure Atika as Sophie (Samira) Alekan
- Nasser Memarzia as Omar Barghati
- Russell Tovey as Simon Ogilvey
- Neil Morrissey as Harry Palfrey
- Katherine Kelly as Pamela, the Permanent Secretary
- Bijan Daneshmand as Kouyami
- Hannah Steele as Marilyn