11 Secret Facts About The Night Manager

Some time ago, Russian TV viewers witnessed the birth of a new British mini-series AMC. The Night Manager is the title of an 8-episode film directed by Suzanne Bier, who received an Oscar in 2010 for the drama Revenge. When they hear the characterization "spy", many will want to press "stop" in dismay, because it seems that after the Bond epics they will not see anything new. And here is the lie. Everything is perfect in The Night Manager - from the main character, who, despite his exceptional positivity, does not cause a desire to drown himself in pink marshmallows, to the plot, which undoubtedly captures from the first minutes. And for the real fans of this series, we are raffling off a trip to London.

So, here are 11 facts about The Night Manager that you simply must know.

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Fact #1

The plot of the series is based on the book by John le Carre, published in 1993. Of course, there is not a word about the revolution in Egypt and the resignation of President Mubarak in the book. The series has been slightly adapted to modern reality.

Fact #2

Le Carré himself appears in an episode of the series. Just as he did during the film adaptations of his most significant novels: The Tailor from Panama and The Most Dangerous Man. As you watch the show, pay close attention to the restaurant scene in episode 4.

Fact #3

Suzanne Beer, who is in the director's chair, has such strong films as "Revenge", "Serena", "Brothers" and "Open Hearts" on her account. In addition, during her more than 25-year career, she has earned 35 professional awards and three dozen nominations for various awards.

Fact #4

According to the book, Olivia Colman's character, special agent Angela Burr, was a man. And her name was Leonard. And her pregnancy was urgently woven into the plot, because a few weeks before the start of filming, it turned out that the actress was actually expecting a baby.

Fact #5

Starring Hugh Laurie (Richard Roper), Tom Hiddleston (Jonathan Pine) and Tom Hollander (Corky) all graduated from the same The Dragon elementary school in Oxford, England.

Fact #6

And later Laurie and Hollander studied together at Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge.

Fact #7

The Night Manager was originally going to be a major theatrical release starring Dustin Hoffman and Sydney Pollack as director.

Fact #8

In the 90s, almost immediately after the release of the novel, Hugh Laurie wanted to buy the rights to the novel and direct the film adaptation himself. Moreover, Hugh wanted to play exactly Jonathan Pine (the guy who ended up being played by Hiddleston). Series director Suzanne Beer admitted that prior to filming, Laurie periodically wrote her own proposals for scenes. Beer rejected everything.

Fact #9

In Russia, the series was released much earlier than in many other countries. For example, in the US, viewers will not see the spy story until April 19th. With us, the 8-episode tape has been available to all users of Interactive TV from Rostelecom since February.

Fact #10

One of the key locations of the series is the Nefertiti Hotel, which, according to the plot, is located in Cairo. In fact, all the scenes were filmed in Morocco, in the five-star hotel Es Saadi.

Fact #11

In episode 5, Pine (Tom Hiddleston) and Roper (Hugh Laurie) go to a mysterious place called "The Sanctuary", which is supposedly located on the Syrian-Turkish border. In fact, the shooting took place in the Moroccan desert.

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