History Series / TheLittleDrummerGirl

* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Charlie is a bit of a holdover from the Main/TheSixties [[GranolaGirl flower child]] niche, and still carries some of that British hippie style with her well into the 70's, including a clear and present preference for walking barefoot. While not always, she still goes without shoes in several instances. In one scene, she visibly removes her shoes before proceeding to hitchhike a ''paved'' mountainous road for roughly half a day. A feat, which should be noted, requires some legitimately calloused feet. [[AgonyOfTheFeet Otherwise, pavement hurts like hell, especially in the middle of a hot day.]]

* PrefersGoingBarefoot: Charlie is a bit of a holdover from the Main/TheSixties [[GranolaGirl flower child]] niche, and still carries some of that British hippie style with her well into the 70's, including a clear and present preference for walking barefoot. While not always, she still goes without shoes in several instances. In one scene, she visibly removes her shoes before proceeding to hitch hike a ''paved'' mountainous road for roughly half a day. A feat, which should be noticed, requires some seriously calloused feet. [[AgonyOfTheFeet Otherwise, pavement hurts like hell, especially in the middle of a hot day.]]

This is the second media adaptation of le Carré's novel, which was previously filmed by George Roy Hill in 1984 in a same-titled adaptation with Creator/DianeKeaton and Creator/KlausKinski.

* AffablyEvil: The siblings Salim, Khalil and Fatmeh.

* ChekhovsGun:
** Charlie's bracelet.
** Also, her little radio.
* CommandRoster: Kurtz's team.
** TheCaptain: Kurtz.
** TheLancer: Gadi.
** HoneyTrap: Charlie.
** NumberTwo: Shimon.
** MrFixit: Shvilli the forger.
** [[CaperCrew The Fixer]]: [[ReluctantRetiree Mrs. Bach]]
** MissionControl: Daniel.
** [[CaperCrew The Roper]]: Rose and Rachel.

** The entire Al-Khadar family.

** MissionControl:
** Daniel.

* BewareTheQuietOnes: True of both Khalil and Gadi - who are evidently NotSoDifferent. Both are very quiet, secretive men who are capable of violence and war.

* NotSoDifferent: The film establishes that in many ways - especially in the eyes of both Gadi and Charlie, Gadi and Khalil are actually a lot alike. Quiet, reserved soldiers who were scarred in every possible way by war who both are fighting for their people.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: the mission has mostly succeeded and many lives were saved. However, many others have died - especially in the refugee camp, and Charlie is clearly deeply scarred]].

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In her audition, Charlie proves to be short tempered, a bit of a pathological liar and as having a strong sense of justice.

* BiTheWay: Near the end, Helga's shown undressing to have sex with a woman. Previously she also invited Charlie to hava a threesome with her boyfriend.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Khalil]].

* PrettyLittleHeadshots: [[spoiler: Khalil.]]

* SpyFiction: A little less stale beer flavored than in La Carré's other work.

* OhCrap: When Charlie sees the planes charging towards the camp.

* SpyFiction: A little less stale beer flavored than in La Carré's other work.

* SpyFiction: A little less stale beer flavored than in La Carré's other work.

** Also - her little radio.

* ConsummateLiar: Charlie. She's the type.
* TheCorrupter: Salim is known for persuading impressionable western women to assist his terror attacks.

* DoNotCallmePaul: In order to establish the fiction, Gadi doesn't allow Charlie to call him by any name other than Michel until the end of the mission.

* TheFundamentalist: Sooo many, but interestingly enough, the Western accomplices of the Palestinian militants are portrayed as more fundamentalist than the Palestinians themselves (most notably Anna Witgen).
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How Gadi justifies most of the violent acts he had committed in the past, and this state of mind the continues to guide Kurtz.
* ItWasAGift: Charlie's bracelet.
* TheLadette: Charlie has a {{tomboyish name}} to start with (it's a nickname for Charmian), she's brash, plain spoken, a hard drinker, chain smoker and fairly masculine in a lot of her looks/attitude.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Twice - First with Gadi when he realizes Charlie has been taken by the cell members, then with Charlie when Khalil realizes she is a DoubleAgent.]]

* NotSoDifferent: The film establishes that in many ways - especially in the eyes of both Gadi and Charlie, Gadi and Khalil are actually a lot alike. Quite, reserved soldiers who were scarred in every possible way by war.

* SpyFiction: A little less stale beer flavored than in La Care's other work.

* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How Gadi justifies most of the violent acts he had committed in the past, and the state of mind the continues to guide Kurtz.

* NoSenseOfHumor: The entire crew of agents is exactly chipper, but [[ConsummateProfessional Shimon]] doesn't smile or joke ''once'' in six episodes.

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's 1983 novel of the same name, ''The Little Drummer Girl'' is a 2018 six-part crime drama Creator/{{BBC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Creator/ParkChanWook, which stars Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/MichaelShannon and Creator/FlorencePugh. Set in 1979, it follows [[TheLadette Charmian "Charlie" Ross]] (Pugh), an English actress on the political left, who is tapped by UsefulNotes/{{Mossad}} agent [[BunnyEarsLawyer Martin Kurtz]] and his fellow BadassIsraeli agents as a potential DoubleAgent in a Palestinian terrorist cell which targets Israelis in Europe. Under the tutelage of SexyMentor Gadi (Skarsgard), Charlie slowly looses touch with what is true and what is fiction.

* ChekhovsGun: Charlie's bracelet.

* CommandRoster: Kurtz's team
** TheCaptain: Kurtz

** NumberTwo: Shimon
** MrFixit: Shvilli the forger

** MissionControl: Daniel
** [[CaperCrew The Roper]]: Rose and Rachel

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Basically everyone (most notably holocaust survivor Kurtz)- except for Charlie. So she makes one up.
* DoNotCallmePaul: in order to establish the fiction, Gadi doesn't allow Charlie to call him by any name other than Michel until the end of the mission.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The entire Al-Khadar family.
** The crazy American recruit in the training camp is quite sadistic, but he clearly loves his mother deeply/

* TheFundamentalist: sooo many, but intesrestingly enough, the Western accomplices of the Palestinian militants are portrayed as more fundementalist than the Palestinian themselves (most notably Anna Witgen).

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: twice - First with Gadi when he realizes Charlie has been taken by the cell members, then with Charlie when Khalil realizes she is a DoubleAgent.]]

* SpyFiction: a little less stale beer flavored than in La Care's other work.

->"''If I'm going to do this, I have to know what it is I am going to do''"

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's 1983 novel of the same name, ''The Little Drummer Girl'' is a 2018 six-part crime drama Creator/{{BBC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Park Chan-wook, which stars Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/MichaelShannon and Florence Pugh. Set in 1979, it follows [[TheLadette Charmian "Charlie" Ross]] (Pugh), an English actress on the political left, who is tapped by UsefulNotes/{{Mossad}} agent [[BunnyEarsLawyer Martin Kurtz]] and his fellow BadassIsraeli agents as a potential DoubleAgent in a Palestinian terrorist cell which targets Israelis in Europe. Under the tutelage of SexyMentor Gadi (Skarsgard), Charlie slowly looses touch with what is true and what is fiction.

* TheChessmaster: Kurtz. Khalil could also qualify, though he is depicted as more of an EvilMastermind.

** WildCard: Gadi.
** HoneyTrap: Charlie.

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's 1983 novel of the same name, ''The Little Drummer Girl'' is a 2018 six-part crime drama Creator/{{BBC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Park Chan-wook, which stars Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/MichaelShannon and Florence Pugh. Set in 1979, it follows [[TheLadette Charmian "Charlie" Ross]] (Pugh), an English actress on the political left, who is tapped by [[UsefulNotes/Mossad]] agent [[BunnyEarsLawyer/Martin Kurtz]] and his fellow BadassIsraeli agents as a potential DoubleAgent in a Palestinian terrorist cell which targets Israelis in Europe. Under the tutelage of SexyMentor Gadi (Skarsgard), Charlie slowly looses touch with what is true and what is fiction.

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's 1983 novel of the same name, ''The Little Drummer Girl'' is a 2018 six-part crime drama Creator/{{BBC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Park Chan-wook, which stars Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/MichaelShannon and Florence Pugh. Set in 1979, it follows [[TheLadette Charmian "Charlie" Ross]] (Pugh), an English actress on the political left, who is tapped by UsefulNotes/Mossad agent [[BunnyEarsLawyer
Martin Kurtz]] and his fellow BadassIsraeli agents as a potential DoubleAgent in a Palestinian terrorist cell which targets Israelis in Europe. Under the tutelage of SexyMentor Gadi (Skarsgard), Charlie slowly looses touch with what is true and what is fiction.

Based on Creator/JohnLeCarre's 1983 novel of the same name, ''The Little Drummer Girl'' is a 2018 six-part crime drama Creator/{{BBC}} [[MiniSeries mini-series]] directed by Park Chan-wook, which stars or/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/MichaelShannon and Florence Pugh. Set in 1979, it follows [[TheLadette Charmian "Charlie" Ross]] (Pugh), an English actress on the political left, who is tapped by UsefulNotes/Mossad agent [[BunnyEarsLawyer

** Gadi's first scene quickly establishes that he never answers questions.

* SpyFiction: a little less stale beer flavored than in La Care's other work.