After \'Night Manager\' hit\, Le Carre\'s \'Little Drummer Girl\' heads to TV

ROUGH CUT.

NO REPORTER NARRATION.

John le Carre fans will see a new adaptation of one of his spy novels when "The Little Drummer Girl" hits TV screens this month but the British author said on there was huge pressure in making the series after the success of hit show "The Night Manager".

"In fact they (his sons and the series' producers Simon and Stephen Cornwall) took on the impossible subject if you like, the one that will never please anybody, of the Arab/Israel confrontation" Le Carre said at the series premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on Sunday (October 10).

Le Carre's 1983 book, previously made into a film starring Diane Keaton, is set in the 1970s and follows British actress Charlie as she is recruited by an Israeli spymaster to track down a Palestinian militant.

Florence Pugh who plays Charlie told Reuters the story as " It's like a romance gone wrong and right at the same time".

The mini-series was made by the makers of Golden Globe-winning "The Night Manager", with le Carre's sons once again executive producers.

The series also stars "The Shape of Water" actor Michael Shannon and "Big Little Lies" star Alexander Skarsgard.

Skarsgard plays intelligence agent Becker, who as part of the story's Israeli spy plot also pretends to be a young Palestinian Charlie travels with across Europe.