Sergei: I wish to marry you. Yes please, I long to learn everything about you and your decadent culture.
Mandy: Well, my favourite programme’s Bargain Hunters. ibid.
I like strong leaders and the resurgence of Russia on the world stage. I dislike liberalism, R&B and eggs. ibid. Sergei
All the great philanthropists of our time are businessmen. They’re entrepreneurs. Innovators. My safe haven project for refugees which began in ’98 is the true expression in my belief to a commitment to the wider world. Because my good fortune means nothing if it doesn’t lift up my fellow man. Thank you. The Night Manager I, novel John Le Carre, starring Tom Hiddleston & Hugh Laurie & Olivia Colman & Tom Hollander & Elizabeth Debicki & Alistair Petrie & Natasha Little & Douglas Hodge & David Harewood & Tobias Menzies & Antonio de la Toree et al, director Susanne Bier, opening remarks of Roper, BBC 2016
January 2011: The hotel is absolutely the safest place for you to be at the moment [bomb drops]. ibid. Jonathan to guest
Rex, Richard Roper is selling arms to the youngest Hamed brother in the heart of Cairo in the middle of what we hope is the Arab Spring. Isn’t that what we’re looking for? ibid. Angela
Apparently, there are political reasons why an inquiry into the Cairo Papers would not be productive at this time. ibid. Rob to Angela
Just get her out, Mr Pine. Her life is at risk. ibid. Angela
Can I speak to Angela Burr, please. My name is Jonathan Pine. ibid. dog-n-bone
So why did you do it? Why does Jonathan Pine, respected hotelier, risk a career stitching up his guests, first in Cairo and then here? ibid.
If there’s a man selling a private arsenal to an Egyptian crook and he’s English, and you’re English, and those weapons could cause a lot of pain to a lot of people then you just do it. Anyone would do it. ibid. Jonathan
Nobody move! Nobody move! Get down! Get down! … Put the guns on the floor … Are you rich? … Jewellery, wallets, in the bag … We contact you. You bring the money to us, we give you the boy … Everybody on the ground … or the boy dies! The Night Manager II
So just a little air-brushing and you’d be clean? Do you handle cash in that hotel of yours? Suppose you stole some of it or all of it, would anyone notice straightaway? ibid.
I want to make you an offer. Come and work for me and after when it’s all over I’ll look after you, new settlement, new name, new identity. New life … To bring down Richard Roper. I’ve spent ten years of my life going after that man … ibid.
Still alone are we? We’re going to take care of you. ibid.
Come and tell us why you think this one’s a bad apple, Corky. The Night Manager III, Roper with Jonathan
They call it the Citadel. And there’s one key. And he hides it. He says it’s full of peppermint. Plus, there’s an alarm. They test it every day at eleven. ibid. Roper’s son to Jonathan
Children grow up thinking the adult world is ordered, rational, fit for purpose. Crap. Becoming a man is realising it’s all rotten. ibid. Roper to Jonathan
It’s a straw man operation. You are the straw man. No offence. The Night Manager IV, Roper to Jonathan
Don’t ever go near that girl again. ibid. Corky to Jonathan
Richard Roper is buying arms under the counter from British and American arms companies. People on the inside are aiding and abetting. And they’re getting paid to do so. Sit down, Harry. ibid. Angela
Everyone’s attracted to you. Who are you? ibid. Jem
When a continent enters into chaos, that’s when opportunities open up … For a small surcharge we can even send in teams of our own to deal with specific targets: assassinations, fake terror plots, even the odd coup. The Night Manager V
Jonathan, if you want to get out now, I can get you out. There’s still time left. But I don’t have an organisation any more. I’ve got no recourse to troops. No international enforcement support. Jonathan, if things go wrong, I can’t guarantee I can get you out. The Night Manager VI, Angela to Jonathan
Oh, Jemima. You let someone break in and steal from me. The question is, Who? Please don’t tell me it was Corky because I might not believe you. ibid. Roper
Spies conduct surveillance to learn their enemies’ secrets. To do this spies use stealth and the most cutting-edge surveillance technology. When Intelligence Agencies don’t have access, they get creative. Spycraft I: High-Tech Surveillance and an Eye in the Sky, Netflix 2021
Rulers, governments, lovers and corporations have been doing it for centuries: spying to gain information, assess potential threats, stop attacks and gain the utter hand. Today, Intelligence Agencies carry out espionage operations using cutting-edge surveillance devices. ibid.
This wasn’t the first time a US ambassador had been the target of covert surveillance. An early listening device called the Passive Cavity Resonator, also known as ‘the thing’ was invented for the KGB by Leon Theremin, the famous musician and Russian scientist in 1945. It contained no electrical parts and is still marvelled at today. ibid.
One operation codenamed Octopus targeted the Russian embassy in Washington (1977). ibid.
NAGRA CCR: Hi-end electronic miniature audio recorder in a credit card shape, developed by Nagra, Kudelski in Switzerland. ibid.
Gordon Stare 2014 drone: the ultimate eye in the sky. A $15 million military surveillance drone built by the Pentagon intended to help prevent terrorist attacks … 1.8 billion pixels. ibid.
In the shadowy world of espionage the act of assassination must be discreet. While there are many ways to kill, poison is one of the most common. Intelligence agencies have created innovative delivery systems for the poisons. Spycraft II: Deadly Poisons
The use of poison to assassinate sends a clear message. ibid.
Engineers and chemists within the Intel world have armed assassins with a variety of ingenious and discreet devices to carry out the operations. ibid.
One incident during the Cold War utilized a poison umbrella against Georgi, Markov, who had defected to England from the People’s Republic of Bulgaria … ‘a pneumatically fired device that would shoot a tiny pellet a little larger than the head of a pin; that pellet would be cross-drilled and inside would be filled the poison ricin’ … Georgia Markov was followed by an assassin as he walked across Waterloo Bridge to catch a bus on the other side. ibid.
Sex is one of the oldest tools in espionage. Deception is the key. The honey trap is a technique meant to lure in a target. In the world of espionage anything goes. For spies, secrets are obtained by all means necessary. Spycraft III: Sexspionage
‘In 1978 Marcus had more than 40 individual Romeo recruitments operating in the West.’ ibid. man in the know
In the secretive world of espionage, spies work with the latest cutting-edge technology and devices to gain the upper hand on the enemy. When a spy’s mission is to collect information by planting bugs, secretly snapping a photo, or stealing documents, they turn to their tech ops to create the perfect device. Spycraft IV: Clandestine Collection
The relentless use of cyber espionage. ibid.
The other half is counter-intelligence and protecting the information we already have. ibid.
When Intelligence Agencies deploy spies for espionage they rely on covert communication. Spycraft V: Covert Communication
The ability to use covert systems to communicate with their handlers that are secure from interception by the enemy. ibid.
By the late 1980s and over twenty-five years of service to the CIA, Polyakov begins to suspect he is under surveillance by the KGB. ibid.
‘Some of these encryptions are virtually impossible to break.’ ibid. US intelligence dude
Special Ops: To be successful they rely on cutting-edge technology. Spycraft VI: Special Ops and the Saboteur
The world’s superpowers continue to modernise their military capability for espionage with the development of advanced weaponry, but one constant has been the use of Special Operations forces to embed and gain intelligence on the enemy. ibid.
‘An arms race around keys areas like Artificial Intelligence and robots.’ ibid. expert
Codes and cyphers have been used to protect secrets from ancient times to modern day. Breaking these codes and cyphers is essential spycraft for successful espionage. Spycraft VII: The Code Breakers
Most nations recruit foreign agents or spies to gain intelligence on their adversaries. Many are recruited for their access. Others volunteer. Experts point to money, ideology, compromise and ego as prime motivators for spying. Spycraft VIII: Recruiting the Perfect Spy
Ames was a CIA case officer assigned to the Soviet east-European division at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia … Ames needed money. ibid.