'The Night Manager' trivia and fun facts

The mini-series was filmed in six countries: [in alphabetical order] Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

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

In 2016, lead actor Tom Hiddleston, was extensively rumored to become the next James Bond in the official film franchise after Daniel Craig. Moreover, the director of 'The Night Manager' (2016), Susanne Bier, was also touted as a possibility to direct Bond 25.

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.