#angela burr

[kaafii]

The Night Manager (2016) // S01E02

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Olivia Colman is back for Season 2 of “The Night Manager,” reprising her Golden Globe winning role as intelligence officer Angela Burr.

'Olivia Colman’s award-winning role as Angela Burr in the first series of The Night Manager was unforgettable and we are over the moon that she is back alongside Tom Hiddleston. We have such a strong cast and with Alistair Petrie, Douglas Hodge, Michael Nardone and Noah Jupe also returning, and filming starting in London, the second series of The Night Manager promises to provide even more drama, glamour, intrigue and suspense.'— Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama

[dutchessofcaladan]

Just finished The Night Manager.

I have an OC.

I have some ideas.

This is where the fun begins

[trainingdummyrabbit]

oh another id not posted here.. porccubus!donqui. btw. i am not taking arguments at this time.

[chamerionwrites]

A thing about spy characters (and maybe especially likable spy characters that the audience is rooting for) I’ve found is that a surprising number of people have a hard time reading manipulation as manipulation unless it is framed as wholly insincere. Like just because somebody means some or all of what they say does not mean they are not choosing their words and manner in an extremely calculated way to get something they want.

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Please Murder Me (1956)

My rating: 6/10

There's a certain cognitive dissonance to watching Angela Lansbury play a femme fatale type, but she does it quite well, and this is rather an entertaining yarn.

[gatutor]

Raymond Burr-Angela Lansbury "Please murder me!" 1956, de Peter Godfrey.

[frommybookbook]

Please Murder Me! (1956)

While I was sick last week, I finally watched the movie Please Murder Me!, starring Raymond Burr and Angela Lansbury and I gotta say, it was worth the wait!

More (including spoilers!) below the cut!

It's both a textbook example of a B-movie film noir and an astonishingly proto-Perry Mason episode. Burr plays an attorney in love with Lansbury's character, despite her being married to his best friend. When she's arrested for her husband's murder, Burr gets her off on a self-defense plea only to learn after the fact that she really had killed him in cold blood and played Burr to make it possible.

Burr then vows to entice her into killing him because he's going to build up so much evidence ahead of time that she'll absolutely go to jail this time. He spends the movie needling Lansbury, building his case, pushing her buttons, and making threats. The tension builds and builds in perfect noir fashion.

The final denouement is perfect. Part of the beauty in well done noir, for me, is knowing from the beginning how it's going to end and yet still wanting to watch it play out.

Burr and Lansbury both needed this movie and they both shine. For Burr, it was really his first opportunity to play a leading man, to be the hero of the story instead of the heavy/villain. It's incredible to watch this after being so immersed in Perry Mason for so long because his character of Craig Carlson really is Perry by another name. He's a dedicated, clever, dogged defense attorney. He's determined and intense and has a commitment to Lady Justice above all else. I swear you could easily cut some scenes and drop them into a Perry episode and it'd be hard to tell them apart. It makes so much sense that he filmed this as he was auditioning for the role of Perry.

Lansbury was coming off a movie-making drought and needed the money. Her Myra Leeds is cold and calculating and utterly captivating. She turns from flirtatious vixen to ice queen in the blink of an eye and it's easy to see how she'd be cast as the evil mother in The Manchurian Candidate in just a few years.

All in all, this is a great movie and I highly recommend watching it!

[classic-horror-movies]

Before he was Perry Mason

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Please Murder Me! is a 1956 American film noir starring Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr and Dick Foran.

[kaafii]

The Night Manager (2016) 1.02

[camyfilms]

PULP FICTION 1994

That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.

[jayden-jade]

I'm going to a mangafest dressed as Hamilton, and since Hamilton is little known in Spain, I'll give a drawing to whoever guesses who I'm dressed as

[tuttle-did-it]

As I have said many, many times now in the notes, Father Brown is just not a very enjoyable show for me. The reason all of these shows in this genre are a hit is because they have a powerful lead who can keep the show on their shoulders, create an enjoyable character that you actually love watching, and, in many but not all cases, a good supporting cast. It's definitely helpful if it is a unique or fun setting we haven't seen before, but that is less important.

If you can't give me a good main character or supporting character,s you have to give me good writing if you want me to tune in. Doesn't even have to be brilliant writing-- just make it fun.

Father Brown gives me none of that. So I don't tune in.

The genre, in general, is a pretty predictable one-- you usually know who the villain is when they come on screen for the first time. Generally speaking, we've all seen enough of these shows to know whodunnit. But that doesn't matter because if you have a charismatic enough lead who is going through all of it, it's fun.

Mark Williams, I just don't find him charismatic. I don't find him enjoyable to watch, I don't find him fun. So the writing is mediocre, the cast is dull, the lead is boring, and that only leaves the occasional guest stars. But when I don't enjoy the writing or the lead or the cast on a show, I'm not going to tune in every week. I *may* turn on a single episode if there's a guest star I want to see. But generally speaking, I just don't.

As much as I hate complimenting America for anything, they figured out in the 50s/60s how to create a compelling cosy murder mystery. They perfected this in the 1980s. They realised that the single most important element is a strong lead that you enjoy watching. Cos we've all seen these stories before. There's rarely anything new in this genre-- and I think that is intentional. I think it's most successful when it is derivative. All the best cosy murder mystery shows are in some way. I don't care. I just watn something fun.

Even the Knives Out films-- the stories are good. The writing is good. The characters are interesting. The murders are interesting. But the murderer is rarely a shock, and let's face it-- we watch cos Daniel Craig is utterly delightful with his awful Foghorn Leghorn accent as he interrogates big name actors who are well-established within film and TV. The stories are fun, but it's sucessful because Craig is so fucking fun to watch. This is basically what I want-- but Craig is what-- 56? If I could age him up 5 years, age up the guest stars by at least 10 years, and turn it into a tv show, that's what I want.

We don't watch Columbo for the stories. We watch it for Columbo losing his shit at Leonard Nimoy, or flirting with Patrick McGoohan, or drinking a glass of wine with the guy he's going to arrest.

We don't watch Murder She Wrote for the stories, we've seen them all before in Agatha Christie and Perry Mason. But that doesn't matter-- We watch them because Jessica Fletcher is just an enjoyable character to watch as she's correcting the incompetent police. And because Angela Lansbury did her best to create jobs for her old costars so they could keep their insurance or people she heard were struggling. So we tune in to see this elderly old man who has played eight different characters on the show, and it doesn't even matter. It's just fun.

We watch Perry Mason cos no matter how hard he tries not to, he's flirting with every single man that comes his way (especially Berger) and that's fun. He's a quiet main character, but Raymond Burr had a subtle and gentle humour that he brought out of Perry. He managed to hold the show on his shoulders very well. He did the same with Ironside. And he had supporting characters who helped make it fun when the stories were getting a little too tired, or when Ray was obviously burnt out cos he was in every scene for years decades.

We watch Matlock cos Andy Griffith was a mean son of a bitch, and as awful as he was to be around in real life, He's funny. And him losing his shit at lying clients, or eating a hot dog and yelling about how much he hates someone-- it's funny. It's fun. Does it matter whodunnit? No. Cos Matlock is going yell at someone and get someone on the stand and corner them in silly dramatics that in real life would have absolutely got him disbarred, and no one cares. They are just fun. Bonus if he gets to yell at Dick Van Dyke or Don Knotts.

The stories are the same in all these shows, they don't really matter --IF you have a fun lead that you just want to keep watching. If you don't have a strong lead, you need a strong supporting cast. If you don't have a strong cast, you need amazing writing. But most cosy murder shows do not rely on writing. They are just *fun.*

The main lead is too young for what I'm after in Miss Fisher, I much prefer older main characters and older guest stars for murder mystery shows. However, point still stands: Phryne is an engaging, delightful and fun character to watch. The stories are fine, they're not brilliant, but Essie Davis is delightful. She's just so much fun. Essie brings a show that would be a very forgettable C- show up to a solid B international hit. And in fact, you can see why Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is such a success compared to Ms Fisher's MODern Mysteries, which no one watched or liked. The stories are very similar, the setting is very similar. But Essie Davis as Phryne was electric on the screen, and just a lot of fun to watch. Essie could carry the whole show by herself, so it only helps that she has a decent supporting cast that clash with her character on different levels.

Contrastingly, Geraldine Hakewill on the MOD mysteries is just... like watching a piece of paper. She's not the worst actor I've ever seen (that would be far more entertaining), but she is definitely not charismatic and electric that you have to watch the next episode. Or even the next scene. I forget MOD exists most of the time, cos it was like eating a piece of paper. But I can rewatch Phryne Fisher many times over because Essie as Phryne is just fun to watch.

It's a bonus if the writing is good on a cosy murder mystery. But generally, I tune in because I want to see the lovely, charismatic older main characters engage in silly conversations with the lovely guest stars (ideally older as well) that I recognise from Things I Used To Watch. I watch for the interactions between the actors, and it's a bonus if there is decent writing or a fun setting. Or nice clothes. Nice clothes is definitely a good thing.

Father Brown does not have any of that for me. Mark Williams isn't an engaging actor to me. He's not charismatic as the main character to me. I don't enjoy watching him. I don't enjoy watching the supporting cast. I don't enjoy the writing. The occasional guest stars are nice, great.

What I want is a FUN show with an older lead who is delightful and fun to watch, with decent writing and older guest stars who are fun to watch. Bonus if there's a fun supporting cast. Double bonus if there are great clothes. That's not Father Brown for me. I WANT to like Father Brown. I do. But every time I try to watch the show, I'm just *bored.* And that's a problem for this genre. You can be average in this genre, and still be a hit-- IF the characters are fun enough. Father Brown is not a fun watch for me. It's not clever writing that keeps me guessing, it's not charismatic actors that keep me wanting more. It's just boring.

Harry Wild is probably the only show I've seen that is almost doing what I want. I do absolutely love Jane Seymour and her character Harry. It's nice to see the setting in Ireland, the supporting cast is... not great, but fine. She is charismatic enough to lead the show, the writing and stories are fine. They just need to start getting better guest stars to prop the show up a bit more. But it's enough for now.

And since I know someone will bring it up without looking at the notes on this post, yes, I know they are rebooting Matlock with Kathy Bates and that Jamie Lee Curtis is in talks for a Murder She Wrote reboot. And I'm mad about it.

You know, it's genuinely sad to me that aging favourite character actors no longer have any fun murder-mystery tv shows to guest-star as murders on.

[insanityclause]

EXCLUSIVE: One year ago we told you that a second season of John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager was quietly being developed under the codename Steelworks.

Now, Deadline can reveal that the BBC and new co-pro partner Amazon have gone big on a supercharged two-season order of the thriller, with Tom Hiddleston returning to lead, Hugh Laurie coming back as EP and with a new director in I Hate Suzie’s Georgi Banks-Davies. A third season has also been greenlit. David Farr returns as writer and Stephen Garrett is showrunner.

The Night Manager Season 2 will begin filming later this year and will pick up with Hiddleston’s Jonathan Pine eight years after the explosive finale of Season 1, going beyond the original book, which was written by the celebrated British writer in 1993. Additional plot details are being kept under wraps and there is not yet confirmation as to whether EP Laurie’s Richard Roper, who was last seen in the back of a paddy wagon driven by arms buyers who were not best pleased with him, will return to star. Hiddleston will also EP and will discuss in more depth on tonight’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Produced by The Ink Factory in association with Character 7, Demarest Films and 127 Wall, and in co-production with Spanish partner Nostromo Pictures, The Night Manager Season 2 was sold to Amazon by Fifth Season. The first was co-produced with AMC.

New director Banks-Davies, a BAFTA-nominee who takes over from Susanne Bier, has credits including I Hate Suzie, Garfield and upcoming Netflix series Kaos.

The Night Manager Season 1 was a huge success, watched by millions and winning multiple BAFTAs, Emmys and Golden Globes including best actor for Hiddleston. Also starring Tom Hollander, Olivia Colman and Elizabeth Debicki, it followed Pine – who ran a luxury hotel in Cairo – as he attempted to infiltrate the inner circle of Roper’s crime syndicate after being hired by Foreign Office task force manager Angela Burr.

The first season was commissioned more than 10 years ago and the show has since been remade in India, lapping the UK version by swiftly having a Season 2 greenlit for Disney+ Hotstar in May last year.

Simon Cornwell and Stephen Cornwell, le Carré’s sons who run The Ink Factory, said Season 1 proved “a landmark moment for the golden era of television – uniting on-screen and behind-the-camera talent at the top of their game – and an audience reception which was beyond our wildest imagining.”

They added: “Revisiting the story of Pine also means going beyond the events of John le Carré’s original work: that is a decision we have not taken lightly, but his compelling characters and the vision David has for their next chapter were irresistible.”

Amazon MGM Studios Head of Television Vernon Sanders said: “We are elated to bring additional seasons of The Night Manager to our Prime Video customers. The combination of terrific source material, the wonderful team at The Ink Factory, a great writer in David Farr, an award-winning director in Georgi Banks-Davies, as well as the talented cast truly make the series the full package.”

Hiddleston said: “The first series of The Night Manager was one of the most creatively fulfilling projects I have ever worked on. The depth, range and complexity of Jonathan Pine was, and remains, a thrilling prospect.”

BBC content boss Charlotte Moore added: “After years of fervent speculation I’m incredibly excited to confirm that The Night Manager is returning to the BBC for two more series.”

The Night Manager series two is created and executive produced by Farr, based on the characters created by le Carré. Additional executive producers include Garrett for Character 7, Banks-Davies, Laurie and Hiddleston; Joe Tsai and Arthur Wang for 127 Wall; Stephen and Simon Cornwell, Michele Wolkoff, and Tessa Inkelaar for The Ink Factory; Adrián Guerra for Nostromo Pictures; William D. Johnson for Demarest Films, Nick Cornwell, Susanne Bier, Chris Rice for Fifth Season and Gaynor Holmes for the BBC.

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Last Updated: 2024-02-01

Disclaimer: I am not the author of these stories, just sharing my favourite Johnathan Pine stories. Find the authors' links below. If you want your work removed, message me privately.

Legend: 〔E〕 ⇢ Erotic/Steamy | 〔F〕 ⇢ Fluff | 〔A〕 ⇢ Angst/Hurt 〔M〕 ⇢ Minor Angst/Hurt | 〔C〕 ⇢ Comfort | ♥︎ ⇢ Established Relationship | 𑁍 ⇢ Pregnancy/Children | 🚫 ⇢ Content Warning

✑ Andy & Liv by ladyfloriographist • 〔F᜶M〕 •

✑ Cleaning Up by thezombieprostitute • 〔F᜶M〕 •

Summary: Something is budding between you and the new night manager at the hotel.

✑ Duty of Care by muddyorbsblr • 18+ • 〔A᜶C〕 •

Summary: "After Pine rescues you from a bloodthirsty mafia leader, he confesses his feelings for you while tending to your wounds."

✑ Holiday in Cario by iwillbeinmynest • 〔F〕 •

Summary: "Your friend invites you on a trip overseas but when she all but [ditches you] you find yourself in a rather uncomfortable position. Lucky for you the hotel [night manager] comes to your rescue."

✑ I Won't Let Go by holdmytesseract • 〔F᜶M〕 •

Summary: “Angela convinced Jonathan to attend a event - held by the Riverhouse, to take his mind off his lovesickness. Unbeknowst to him, you have a gig on exactly that event...”

✑ Leave Me Wanting More by the-purity-pen • 18+ • 〔E〕 •

Summary: Months of mutual pining finally culminate in a passionate encounter, but Jonathan makes sure to leave you wanting more…

✑ Mission Comes First, the by holymultiplefandomsbatman • 16+ • 〔A〕 • ♥︎ • 🚫 •

Summary: "Jonathan met you long before he came in contact with Angela Burr. When he goes undercover, you join him. Unfortunately, Roper catches and then tortures you to find out who sent you... while Jonathan has to stand by and watch, just like he promised you. The mission comes first, no matter what."

✑ Mr. Pine by sserpente • 18+ • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ •

Summary: "Imagine surprising… your boyfriend at his workplace,… a fancy hotel in Switzerland and getting him all worked up by repeatedly calling him Mr. Pine.

✑ My Dearest Diamond by five-miles-over • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ •

Summary: "After nearly two years… [you and Jonathan] rekindled your love via handwritten letters, until you [plan a] trip to London to see him. As he prepares [for your arrival], Jonathan reflects on his relationship with you …[carrying] out one last errand before you land."

✑ Paris by muddyorbsblr • 〔E᜶F〕 •

Summary: "After spending the last few hours pretending to be a loving couple while on a mission in Paris, Jonathan decides to lose himself in the fantasy of having you to himself."

✑ Pine by devilbat • 18+ • 〔E᜶F〕 •

Summary: After rescuing you from kidnappers, your father hires Jonathan to be your bodyguard allowing the two of you to grow close. One night, he breaks into your room, asking you to trust him, and although the attack left you wary of the world, you know one thing for sure: Jonathan will always keep you safe.

✑ Saviour by sserpente • 〔E᜶F᜶A〕 •

Prompt(s): "Imagine Jonathan Pine saving your life after you end up going after the same target."

✑ Secrets￨Prt. II by strangerquinns • 18+ • 〔E᜶A〕 • ♥︎ •

Prompt(s): "So desperate for it, aren't you? Well, if you want it so bad you'd better start taking it." + "Look at you, grinding against everything, you're really desperate for it. Aren't you?"

✑ Sleepy by thehiddlebums • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ •

Prompt(s): "Your lover is snoring quietly and you can't help but giggle because it's so cute" + "Laughing at their messy hair in the morning."

✑ Slow Your Roll by ladyfluff • 〔C〕 • ♥︎ •

Summary: Exhausted and confined to the house after surgery, Jonathan shows you unwavering care and support on your shared journey to recovery.

✑ Summer in Majorca by smolvenger • 18+ • 〔F᜶A〕 •

Summary: "A trip to Spain alongside Roper and his crew had you cross paths with a man mysterious as he is kind and heroic as he is handsome. He goes by Thomas and then Andrew [but is] secretly named Jonathan. You find yourself blossoming feelings for him. [However,] it seems he has eyes for Jed and not you..."

✑ A Complete Surprise by wickednerdery •

✑ After Glow by holdmytesseract • 〔C〕 • ♥︎ •

✑ Buh-nana. by ladyfluff • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ • 𑁍 •

✑ Dirty Talk by fadingfics • 18+ • 〔E᜶A〕 • ♥︎ •

✑ Good Enough to Eat

✑ Home Before You Know It￨Prt. II by just-the-hiddles • 18+ • 〔F᜶A〕 • ♥︎ •

✑ Life with You by lokispet-blog1 • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ •

✑ Not Alone by holdmytesseract • 〔C〕 • ♥︎ •

✑ Paper Hearts and Glitter Glue by ladyfluff • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ • 𑁍 •

✑ Photographic Evidence by ladyfluff • 〔A〕 • ♡ •

✑ Short and Sweet Fuse by ladyfluff • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ •

✑ Sneaking Around by anonymousfiction211 • 16+ • 〔E᜶A〕 •

✑ So Much More by five-miles-over • 〔F᜶M〕 •

✑ Step Outside by ladyfluff • 〔E᜶C〕 •

✑ Way You Look at Me, the by jewels2876 • 〔E〕 •

✑ Welcome to the World by holdmytesseract • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ • 𑁍 •

✑ Will You Marry Me? by ladyfluff • 〔F〕 • ♥︎ •

✑ Within the Strongbox of My Heart by frostbitten-written • 〔A〕 • ♡ •

✑ You by imagine-upon-a-star • 〔A〕 • ♥︎ •

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