The Pigeon Tunnel explores the life and career for former British spy David Cornwell (John le Carr\u00e9), the author of the much loved espionage novels such as The Little Drummer Girl, The Night Manager and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.<\/p>\n
The documentary was Le Carr\u00e9\u2019s final interview before he passed away in 2020, and his sons Simon and Stephen described working closely on the documentary as \u201coddly intense\u201d.<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the Cornwell brothers revealed what the difference was like working on the documentary in comparison to television and movies.<\/p> The brothers have previously worked on the likes of The Night Manager<\/a>, The Little Drummer Girl<\/a> and Hotel Artemis<\/a>, which is worlds apart from The Pigeon Tunnel.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re used to working on films and TV shows where they become all consuming, and they take over your life completely. But in this case, where the movie takes over your life, it\u2019s also your family and your dad,\u201d Simon Cornwell explained.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cSo it\u2019s sort of doubly intense.\u201d<\/p>\n Stephen revealed that working on the documentary was a \u201cvery profound journey\u201d.<\/p>\n Explaining how the idea for Le Carr\u00e9\u2019s final interview came about, Stephen explained: \u201cIt started with our father being interested in the idea of a late life interview, a definitive conversation that he felt would be really interesting and actually identifying our role as someone that he would really love to have that conversation with him respected and loved his work was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephen noted that The Pigeon Tunnel was he and his brother\u2019s \u201cfirst step into the documentary space\u201d, but over time it developed into something \u201cprofound and unique\u201d.<\/p>\n He told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cI think over time it evolved into something, obviously with our dad\u2019s death, and then subsequently into something that [people] will now begin to realise how profound and unique that experience will have been and has been, and how [it is] magical in many ways.\u201d<\/p> ![\"Stephen,](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/ThePigeonTunnelPhoto0103-4799fbb.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Stephen,")
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