The Latest Breaking News from Le Carré

Without a weighty Le Carré novel behind it, there were fears the steamy, stylish spy series would feel phoned in. We needn’t have worried – it’s been a delight

3/5 Hugh Laurie’s weight of charisma has been a gift to this series, which in its latter stages has been let down by implausible character development

‘House’ actor played arms dealer Richard Roper – but had always envisioned himself as the lead, says David Farr

The second series of the Tom Hiddleston-fronted drama is first le Carré adaptation not based on author’s own work

Tradecraft chronicles the career of John le Carré, intelligence officer turned author.

This is a sweet genre leap for the star.

Fans will be disappointed that Hugh Laurie and Elizabeth Debicki are not expected to appear in the new series

John le Carré was a master of the spy novel – not by glamorising espionage, but by stripping it of illusion. His stories abandoned the trope of the suave, heartless agent in favour of morally complex characters navigating the shadowy ethics of Cold War intelligence. Gritty, ambiguous and deeply human,…

IN FOCUS: A new exhibition opens up the spy writer’s sprawling literary archive to shed light on his idiosyncratic creative process. Katie Rosseinsky explores how he brought George Smiley and co to life