History Series / TheNightManager

* InLoveWithTheGangstersGirl: Pine, ''twice''. First, with Sophie, then with Jed.

* TheNicknamer: Roper has a habit of giving all his operatives nicknames, creating an effect that is both comedic and unsettling. He refers to his group of criminals and hired killers in a way that brings to mind the works of PG Woodhouse (especially considering who plays [[HughLauire(Creator) Roper]]).

* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Roper employs a group of mercenaries who mostly or all seem to be ex-military. They make it clear that they're comfortable with soldiering and unworried by moral issues, so working for Roper is fine with them.

** Roper clearly believes he can literally get away with murder, and indeed he has done so many times when the story starts. Then, in the last episode, [[spoiler: he is arrested in Egypt, while the heroes have plenty of evidence against him. He remains confident and threatening at that point, and might indeed still survive, given his wealth and connections -- except that some very ruthless people who think he's scammed them for vast sums of money take him away from the police. ''Then'' [[AvertedTrope he breaks]].

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Geoffrey Dromgoogle and the other corrupt British and American officials who were trying to protect Roper and facilitate his operations.]]

* AffablyEvil: Richard Roper. Don't let his hospitality fool you, he has an underlying air of menace and intensity.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Pine's mindset, particularly since he seems to keep falling in love with them. He makes considerable risks in order to stay true to this.

* BadassGay: Corky, Roper's right-hand man

* GenderFlip: In the original novel, Angela Burr is man named Leonard.

* PregnantBadass: Angela Burr becomes one in episode 6 when she shoots Roper's henchman sent to kill her and holding Jed hostage, in the leg.

* StatuesqueStunner: Jed.

* MagnificentBastard: Richard Roper

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's novel of the same name, ''The Night Manager'' is a 2016 six-part crime drama Creator/{{BBC}} / Creator/{{AMC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Susanne Bier, which stars Creator/TomHiddleston and Creator/HughLaurie. It follows the work of former British soldier Jonathan Pine. Hotel night porter Pine is contacted by an intelligence operative who asks for his assistance to spy on international businessman Richard Roper. The entrepreneur is believed to have forged a criminal alliance between the secret arms trade and the intelligence community, prompting the need for surveillance. Pine attempts to infiltrate Roper's inner circle [[TheInfiltration by becoming a felon himself]], while keeping his mission a secret from his hotel colleagues and girlfriend.

* IdiotBall: [[spoiler:Roper entrusts a new guy who [[EngineeredHeroics heroically]] appears out of the blue and keeps [[IgnoredExpert ignoring]] and shunning his longtime ally and security expert Corkoran.]] He realizes too late he should have known something was wrong, and pays he price for it.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: When Jed wants to put her pearls in the hotel safe, Roper indignantly says that Arabs aren't all thieves, then adds, "I'm kidding, dear, they are all thieves." He also calls the Araba militia "little brown rats" during a tantrum.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: When Jed wants to put her pearls in the hotel safe, Roper indignantly says that Arabs aren't all thieves, then adds, "I'm kidding, dear, they are all thieves."

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's novel of the same name, ''The Night Manager'' is a 2016 six-part crime drama Creator//{{BBC}} / Creator/{{AMC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Susanne Bier, which stars Creator/TomHiddleston and Creator/HughLaurie. It follows the work of former British soldier Jonathan Pine. Hotel night porter Pine is contacted by an intelligence operative who asks for his assistance to spy on international businessman Richard Roper. The entrepreneur is believed to have forged a criminal alliance between the secret arms trade and the intelligence community, prompting the need for surveillance. Pine attempts to infiltrate Roper's inner circle [[TheInfiltration by becoming a felon himself]], while keeping his mission a secret from his hotel colleagues and girlfriend.

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's novel of the same name, ''The Night Manager'' is a 2016 six-part crime drama Creator/{{AMC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Susanne Bier, which stars Creator/TomHiddleston and Creator/HughLaurie. It follows the work of former British soldier Jonathan Pine. Hotel night porter Pine is contacted by an intelligence operative who asks for his assistance to spy on international businessman Richard Roper. The entrepreneur is believed to have forged a criminal alliance between the secret arms trade and the intelligence community, prompting the need for surveillance. Pine attempts to infiltrate Roper's inner circle [[TheInfiltration by becoming a felon himself]], while keeping his mission a secret from his hotel colleagues and girlfriend.

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's novel of the same name, ''The Night Manager'' is a six-part crime drama [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directly by Susanne Bier, which stars Creator/TomHiddleston and Creator/HughLaurie. It follows the work of former British soldier Jonathan Pine. Hotel night porter Pine is contacted by an intelligence operative who asks for his assistance to spy on international businessman Richard Roper. The entrepreneur is believed to have forged a criminal alliance between the secret arms trade and the intelligence community, prompting the need for surveillance. Pine attempts to infiltrate Roper's inner circle [[TheInfiltration by becoming a felon himself]], while keeping his mission a secret from his hotel colleagues and girlfriend.

* TheNapoleon: Major Corkoran, Roper's NumberTwo's most notable that he is short of stature. His second most notable trait is that he is an utter {{Jerkass}}.

* TheNapoleon: Corky, Roper's NumberTwo's most notable that he is short of stature. His second most notable trait is that he is an utter {{Jerkass}}.

Based on CreatorJohnLeCarre's novel of the same name, ''The Night Manager'' is a six-part crime drama [[MiniSeries mini-series]] which stars Creator/TomHiddleston and Creator/HughLaurie. It follows the work of former British soldier Jonathan Pine. Hotel night porter Pine is contacted by an intelligence operative who asks for his assistance to spy on international businessman Richard Roper. The entrepreneur is believed to have forged a criminal alliance between the secret arms trade and the intelligence community, prompting the need for surveillance. Pine attempts to infiltrate Roper's inner circle [[TheInfiltration by becoming a felon himself]], while keeping his mission a secret from his hotel colleagues and girlfriend.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The world knows Richard Roper as a savior of refugees and children, rather than an abusive, murderous arms dealer.