‘The Night Manager’ may return for a second series.
The crime drama proved a huge success when it hit screens in February, but bosses are still trying to think of a way to create another six-part installment seeing as the John Le Carré novel of the same name that it was based on doesn’t have a sequel.
Simon Cornwall – the nephew of John – said at a Royal Television Society event: "Of course, the broadcasters would love to do another series [of ‘The Night Manager’].
"There’s no book and there’s never been a Le Carré story that has been extended beyond the confines of the novel.
"It would be interesting to try that. We wouldn’t do something that we didn’t feel had a fighting chance of being even better than the first one. We might not succeed, but I think if you don’t go in with ambition, there’s actually no point in doing it."
However, although producers are keen to start on a second series, Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie – who play Jonathan Pine and Richard Onslow Roper respectively – may need a little more persuasion to return as they admitted recently that they were "done" with the show because there’s no more content.
Hugh explained: "It’s based on a novel, we’ve got to the end of the novel and John Le Carré has yet to write another novel, so in cold practical terms, no, we’re done."
The Night Manager to return for second series?
