The Night Manager

The production has been reported in the media to be the most expensive ever television drama in the history of the BBC produced by them.

At one stage much earlier, this production was going to be a major cinema movie with a theatrical release with Dustin Hoffman starring and the late Sydney Pollack directing. The pair previously collaborated on Tootsie (1982).

The Angela Burr (Olivia Colman) character's pregnancy was written into the script, when she disclosed the fact that she was pregnant in real life at her first meeting with the director. This was only weeks before shooting was due to begin.