The document summarizes representations of gender, ethnicity, social class, and regional issues in the TV show The Night Manager. Regarding gender, the male protagonist Jonathan Pine is depicted as strong, brave, and protective of women. A female character, Sophie, is initially presented as exotic but later becomes a vulnerable victim. Ethnic characters like Sophie and Freddie Hamid are shown as either exotic or dangerous according to established theories. Social class is signaled through characters' jobs, wealth, environments, and manners of speech. Scenes in Egypt, London, and Switzerland use visual cues to characterize the different settings.

1. The Night Manager
Representation Case Study
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2. The Night Manager
Gender
Antonia Daub

3. Cairo , Egypt
• Demonstration / war
• White man is walking through streets ( does not get hurt)
• Wearing a blue blouse, brown trousers
• Representation of gender: - male : no body can hurt him
- strong ( do not have any fears )
• People have
guns (males)
• Violent
Jonathan: willing to
walk through all the
welfare outside

4. • Cairo, Egypt : hotel where main character has his job ( being a
night manager)
• Have an explosion in the hotel with (tear gas)
• Stereotypical gender roll: The man ( main character) tries to
protect the woman
• Also tries to get help ( phoning someone)
• Birds eye view shot looking down on victims ( to give an
overview for the audience of what just happened)
• Body language (protection)

5. Representation of woman ( foreign )
Upper class:
• rich
• Diva
• Persuasive
• Sexually intimidating
• Abused
• vulnerable
• Knows what she wants
• Stereotypical as a women as she plays with
her female site
• Asks for help which shows that she is not
the hero and that she needs protection.
Wealthy mans mistress
She can easily make the
main character do what
she wants him to do
Theory of ‘The Male Gaze’ :
Laura Mulvery explains
how women are shown as
‘available’ to be looked
upon by men because of
what they look like + how
they are dressed

6. Office of the Night manager:
He is the gentleman so he copies her
documents
As a hero he recognizes that there is
something wrong
Protection of people: has to find out
what is going on …
POV shot looking
at the documents
He wants to
stop Hamid =
as Jonathan is
the hero

7. Gender in The Night Manager
Emma Jeffrey

8. He is the protagonist in
the night manager and is
male and British which
can be very stereotypical.
He is clean shaven and
appeasing to most female and
male audiences which is why
we know he is the hero also he
shows bravery and seems like a
ladies man.
He is very respectful of women
which is the complete opposite
to Richard roper who is very
disrespectful.
He is British and we know this
by his accent as it very strong,
he is also very polite which is
what people associate with
British people
A key scene is where
there is shooting outside
and they show a birds
eye view shot when
everyone ducks on the
ground, and we see him
sheltering a women.
We can see he is
respectful in the
scene with Freddie
Hamid's mistress as
he sits far away to
respect her.

9. She follows Alvarado’s theory where he states that there
are four categories for foreign people which are; exotic,
dangerous, pitied and humorous. She fits into exotic at
first as she is very flirty and sexualised as she is a
mistress. She flirts with pine and appears to have feeling
for him. She then gets beaten up by Hamid which makes
the audience pitted her.

10. Hamid fits in which Alvarado's
theory as he is viewed as
dangerous as this is how he has
been mediated in this text.

12. T H E N I G H T M A N A G E R
ETHNICITY

13. Dangerous
 In Egypt the local people-in the riot-are seen as dangerous because the
mise-en-scene used mediates them in this way.
 Prop guns were held by the protesters and soldiers- high angles show
power and importance of the guns(violence).
 Diegetic dialogue of shouting and chanting is intimidating and
threatening.
 There is a large use of red, surrounding the Egyptians which has
connotations of death, danger and violence.
 Freddie Hamid is violent towards Sophie.

14. Exotic
 Ethnic people-in this case Egyptians, are often seen as exotic because
they are different and the women are often elegant.
 Long, tracking shot follows Sophie- showing her whole outfit. Her dress
is unusual and typically luxurious/expensive Egyptian clothing.
 Non-diegetic music starts when Sophie enters the hotel. It is cultural
music emphasizing her exoticness as the scene has been mediated to
make her stand out from the other British guests.
 She also walks in large strides confidently and elegantly. This contrasts
with the British guests in the pervious scene when they were cowering
from the protest.

15. Pitied
 Sophie has been beaten up and the make-up highlights the damage to
her face. We feel sorry for her because she has been abused by Freddie
Hamid, and is therefore vulnerable and pitied.
 Sophie is wearing blue when Jonathan Pine discovers her- blue has
connotations of sorrow, inferring this is how the audience should feel.
 When Sophie is being saved by Jonathan, she is wearing white which
connotes innocence and vulnerability.
 Then when she is found dead, the red blood is mixed with the white-
this shows that her innocence has gone and her dangerous interaction
with Freddie Hamid has led her to death.

16. Representation of
Ethnicity
ERIN CLARK AND BUSTER CASSIN

17. Sophie Alekan
In reference to Alvarado’s Theory of ethnicity Sophie is represented as
exotic, her sexuality is advertised immediately with her entrance. She is
holding a small groomed dog and is dressed in an Egyptian style dress,
the accompanying music is also of a middle eastern theme.
Sophie also represents danger to the character of Jonathan Pine, as the
mistress of Freddie Hamid (already an alien concept in western culture)
who is an infamous gangster in Cairo.
She is meant to be seen as irresistible and thus fits in with the danger
section of Alvarado's Theory.

18. Youssef
Jonathan pines working class friend, appears in the first
episode as a way to show that pine is a part of the Egyptian
society and is not just a tourist or sticking to his own
cultural background.
Youssef’s part in the show can be brought under the
tokenism theory; which highlights that a major role for a
minority ethnic character is just there to legitimise the
nobility of the main character or to show that the show is
diverse and progressive.

19. Jonathan Pine
Pine is represented as a classic British gentleman, he takes the role of
the hero throughout the show and is constantly trying to do good. His
manners and smartly dressed attire fit in with the codes and
conventions of the English stereotype and his constant need to do the
right thing is supposedly the trait of someone of his ethnicity.
His well spoken accent is also frequent throughout and that anchors
the audience to the idea of a him being a noble and good person.
His cultural group is also shown to possess a ethnic hegemony over all
other, the British secret service is actively involved in affairs in Egypt
and the antagonist is a western man who orchestrates the ‘evil plot’.

20. Richard Roper
Richard Roper is the CEO of the
company Ironlast through which he
runs the ‘Safe Haven’ project for
refugees, this makes him look noble
and plays on the idea that people of
other ethnicities should be pitied
and that westerners are the
dominant ethnic group.
He fits the profile of a stereotypical
British Villain, he is rich, well
dressed and well spoken.

21. Freddie Hamid
According to Alvarado’s theory, Freddie Hamid
represents danger. He is a violent character who
beats his mistress (Sophie) and is involved in an
illegal arms deal (Sophie shows his list of
weapons to Jonathan).
He wears all black, a colour with the usual
connotations of dark and evil. He also wears a
gold chain, this gives the impression that he is a
bit of a thug

22. Jonathan Pine
 “I thought you would need some help”- to foreign
colleague- seen as lower than himself as a British man.
 Gets through boarders with his British passport, as the
locals are kept away.
 He saves Sophie and makes the right choice in handing in
the papers to the correct authority- trying to save people
and help others.

23. The Night
Manager
Social Class

24. Upper Class
 Richard Roper-He is the head of the arms dealings, but
masquerades as charitable because of his ‘safe haven’
project
 Freddie Hamid- works for Richard Roper and gains a lot
of money for that, he also has a mistress which is
acceptable for him because he has a lot of power
 Hotel guests- staying in an expensive hotel

25. Richard Roper
 At the start he is talking about his ‘safe haven’ project,
however the camera on the TV uses high angles, you
would expect it to use low angles because of his power,
but the use of high angles suggest that he is perhaps not
good and maybe his reason for doing the project is not
what he is saying it is.

26.  ‘my good fortune means nothing unless it also lifts up
my fellow man’
 This quote suggests that Roper is a kind and charitable
man who likes to give and is concerned about those less
well off than him.

27. Freddie Hamid
 Freddie Hamid is mainly shown at eye level, this suggests that
he is not as powerful as we are told or because he is working
for Richard Roper he is not shown to be in any low angles to
connote power
 He is also shown to be very aggressive, at 20:30 minutes in he
gets angry when he finds out that Sophie is missing and grabs
the back of Jonathans neck to force him to get the key, at
this point the music has a slow pace to build up tension

28. Hotel Guests
 ‘you have to get us out now, you hear?’
 This is 3 minutes in and it tells us that they are only concerned
for their own safety and no one else's, but also that they are
dependable on other people for that safety.
 Then when there is a loud bang, they all get on the floor, with
Jonathan partly on top of the woman to keep her safe.

29. Middle Class
 Agency workers in London- they are shown to work in a
small, cold office and even though they do an important
job, they are still seen as less important as middle class

30. Agency workers
 We first see they in drab grey clothes, which suggests
that they are quite dull and their work is not exciting.
 Their office is cold compared to the Hotel in Cairo and
this suggests that the upper class is more exciting than
the middle class who live in a cold place

31. Angela Burr
Angela Burr is an intelligence officer who has recruited
Jonathan Pine to infiltrate Ropers inner circle. She is a
highly intelligent women who knows what she needs done
and how to get it done. Her character was created to
reflect the stereotypical middle class woman while Pine
reflects the middle class man. She doesn’t get her hands
dirty but rather works behind the scenes and gathers
information. Her style of clothing reflects a sophisticated
business look which shows that she is not from the upper or
working class. Her choice of vocabulary also reflects her
social class as you doesn’t speak with a posh accent but
doesn’t use slag.

32. Working Class
 Protesters in Cairo- shown to be loud and aggressive
 Kitchen workers- works for the upper class

33. Protesters
 The protesters are shown right after Richard Roper, they
are holding Egyptian flags which tells us that they are
quite patriotic. There is one banner with the words
‘murderer, unfair and killer’ on it and this tells us that
they are fighting for justice. So while they can be seen
as aggressive, they can also be seen as fighting for
something that they believe is right.

34. Kitchen Workers
 Before we see the kitchen workers, we hear the sound of them
cooking food, telling us that they are working to prepare the
food for the hotel guests
 We then get a medium shot of five of the workers cramped in a
tiny workspace, telling us that their working conditions are
undesirable because they have to work in a small space with a
lot of people.

35. Yossuf
 At 10:13 when Jonathan Pines is talking to Yossuf, the gap in
class is shown in the choice of camera angles. It has a slight
‘high angle over the shoulder’ shot of Jonathan looking down on
him. This could be because of his height as he is taller, however
it could be him looking down on the working class as he is apart
of the middle class. This has been done to show his position of
power over the kitchen staff and working class.

37. Silhouette of pyramids shows
the iconic stereotypical
buildings in the setting.
The colour of orange and
yellow shows the warmth of
the country.
Subheading ancoures the audiences belief to it being set in Egypt.
Establishing shot shows the setting
in which the programme is set.

38. Establishing shot shows the setting
in which the programme is set.
The colours being quite
gloomy and dull, shows the
stereotypical view on London.
The use of famous iconic
buildings to show the audience
the setting of London.

39. The colour’s show lots
of white show we can
see it is cold.
Establishing
shot to set
the location
of the
scene.
We can see there
is snow and a
wooden cabben
which shows that
it is very cold.

40. Regional Issues
By Oakley, Charles and Katy

41. The Night Manager – The Egypt
Protest
• During the Egyptian revolution of 2011
• Lower class Egyptian, mainly males.
• Screaming and shouting
• The main character is the only white person in the whole riots
• Protesting about the government
• Military there to help control
• White upper class are panicking in the hotel, requesting to get out, scared
for their lives
• Explosions and gunshots heard in background

42. Reasons for rioting (equilibrium) –
The Night Manager (Egyptian)
• Police brutality
• State-of-emergency laws
• Electoral fraud
• Political censorship
• Corruption
• Unemployment
• Food price rises
• Low wages
• Demographic structural factors
• Other regional protests

43. Shots – Night Manager in Egypt
• Warm filter, show in hot Egypt, dusty etc.
• Establishing shot, of pyramids, show the location.
• Low angle of main charter to show he is more
important
• Birds eye view of reception to show reaction of
people
• Canted angles to show everything is un settled and
rushed
• Hand held, as if was being followed, running etc

44. Night Manager - London
• Filter is grey, grainy and cold, show a negative representation
of London
• Establishing shots of famous landmarks to show they're in
London
• Inter –titles, which read the date and location
• All locations (office block) where grey and cold with no
heating
• All characters are more relaxed and civilized, no rioting, not
corrupt
• The processes are more democratic (speak to officials before
doing anything)

45. Night Manager – Switzerland
• High key lighting, very bright and white, shows that is snowy,
frosty and very cold.
• Only monochrome colours are used, not a lot of life around
very empty.
• Establishing shots where used to show location
• Wearing warm clothing to show that it’s very cold