5/26/2023 0 Comments Codename villanelle book buyLe Carré told The Daily Telegraph he 'dearly wished' he had written Mrs Burr into the novel. The writer charged with adapting the book, David Farr, said le Carré initially expressed reservations about changing the character's gender, but ended up being 'over the moon about it.' The author insisted he was glad his novel was made suitable for the 21st Century audience - who will see actress Olivia Colman in a part originally written for a man.īafta-winning British actress Olivia Colman starred as Burr, a spymaster originally written by le Carré as a man. The Night Manager boasted a starry cast including Neil Morrissey, Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, in a six-part series thought to be the most expensive in the history of the BBC at a staggering £3million per episode.Īnd at the time, celebrated author John Le Carré says he 'dearly wished' he'd written his book with a woman spymaster rather than a male one. Olivia Colman was expecting her third child during filming so her pregnancy was written into the script
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