The Night Manager
Taste attributes: crimedramamysteryespionagefastunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeWeighty and layered: a realistic crime series, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- BBC
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
