Will Laurie write sequel to Le Carre’s Night Manager?

If John le Carre won’t write a sequel to The night Manager, then hugh laurie will.

The star, who played villainous richard roper in the hit BBC drama opposite Tom hiddleston, has dreamt up cunning scenarios to reunite the team for a second run.

‘hugh and I have had various conversations,’ alistair Petrie, who played roper’s right- hand- man Sandy, tells me. ‘our characters were carted off in chains believing they were going to spend a long time in prison in the last episode, but then they got taken to a holding cell. We’ve talked about how they get out of that situation.’

Petrie adds: ‘My solution involves lots of bribes, but hugh’s theory was far more erudite and interesting.

‘There’s an ambition to do another series, but there’s no source material yet. le Carre is god, so he has to sign off on any ideas. But we’d all love to do it.’