“EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS IN THE NOVEL HAS BEEN FAULTLESSLY RECREATED ON SCREEN” Surprisingly, given the gripping plots and potent characters he furnishes, this is the first time in 25 years that one of John le Carré’s novels has been adapted for TV, and the wait was almost worth it. The Night Manager, originally published in 1993, has been skilfully updated, shorn of a few plot diversions, and subjected to one wholly unexpected casting decision. And, as le Carré himself generously concedes (in an afterword appended to the new paperback reissue), everything that matters in the novel – storyline, character, prevailing mood, underlying themes – has been faultlessly recreated on screen.
Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston), disaffected ex-army wanderer, is night manager of a smart Cairo hotel. His actions indirectly lead to…
