this episode is in cairo 2010. it has arms dealers.

it's full of intrigue and has Hugh Laurie and a snarky intelligence officer in, what looks like, a standard issue government building where the heating doesn't work.

neither does the lift.

"Come up! Fifth floor. The lift doesn't work, but the exercise'll do you good."

oh, I've really been looking forward ot that

it's the latest Le Carré adaptation

I was wondering, y'know...

it felt like that, but then I thought Cairo 2010 wasn't very le carre.

olivia coleman is hilarious in it so far.

I just stumbled on it whilst looking for something to watch on iplayer. All levels of tense.

the Olivia Colman character was actually a man in the novel, so that's a nifty change too

he just as snarky and blunt? and is the novel by the same name, as I feel this may be my next reading-thing.

I haven't actually read it, but I believe so

to the book shop