BBC The Night Manager stars have confirmed they want to do a sequel

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Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman “all want to do a second series”, according to an insider. Hiddleston and Laurie had previously indicated their interest but this is the first time Broadchurch’s Colman has been officially linked to a second season. The Night Manager, based on the John le Carre novel of the same title, was the BBC’s big hit of last year.

Not only did it draw huge ratings across its six episodes but it picked up a clutch of awards, including Golden Globes for all three stars. However, le Carre did not write a sequel to the book and the scriptwriters will have to begin from scratch.

BBC Hugh Laurie starred as Richard Roper

The insider, who worked on the last series, said: “We’re working on a new story. We always knew something would happen after Richard Roper stepped into that van.”

We all very much want to do a season two Director Suzanne Bier

At the end of the final episode, Roper, played by Laurie, was arrested but the police van was commandeered by angry arms buyers who drove off with him and his fate was left hanging.

Asked what happened to Roper after he got into the van, the insider replied: “That would be telling. You will have to wait. “Hugh, Tom and Olivia are all committed, we’re just working on the story, and then it’s down to availability. It’s like a Venn diagram to bring these three actors together to film another series.”

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GETTY This is the first time Broadchurch’s Colman has been officially linked to a second season