The Night Manager villain makes shock return and 'comes back from the dead' for highly-anticipated second series of hit BBC show By Ruth Francis For Mailonline and Chloe Louise For Mailonline Published: 01:56 BST, 24 June 2024 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 24 June 2024 e-mail View comments Richard Roper is set to make a shock return in the second series of The Night Manager - eight years on from the explosive season one finale. The notorious arms dealer, portrayed by Hugh Laurie , was last seen at the end of the BBC One thriller's first series being forcibly taken away, seemingly to face his demise. A source commented on his unexpected return and told The Sun : 'Everyone was working on the basis he’d been killed in series one, so this will come as a pleasant surprise.
'It’s only going to crank up the excitement for the much-anticipated sequel, which has already started filming and is expected to air next year.' Marvel actor Tom Hiddleston recently confirmed his return as the central hero, Jonathan Pine , alongside Olivia Colman , who also confirmed she will be rejoining the cast as intelligence officer Angela Burr. Richard Roper, played by Hugh Laurie (pictured) is set to make a shock return in the second series of The Night Manager There the notorious arms dealer was forcibly taken away at the end of series one, seemingly to face his demise The first series followed hotel night manager Jonathan Pine (far right) who gets recruited by a British intelligence office to infiltrate an.
