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The Night Manager is building towards its highly anticipated season two finale, and if it matches the drama of season one's conclusion, the BBC is set for impressive viewing figures.

Series two made its comeback on New Year's Day with Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as MI6 operative Pine, operating under the aliases Alex Goodwin and Matthew Ellis, nearly a decade after its gripping finale drew over 10 million UK viewers.

The latest season has reunited several familiar faces from the original cast, including Olivia Colman, Douglas Hodge, Michael Nardone, and Noah Jupe, whilst welcoming new additions Diego Calva as Teddy, Camila Morrone portraying Roxana, Indira Varma as Mayra, Paul Chahidi playing Basil, and Hayley Squires as Sally. A dramatic mid-series twist also brought back Pine's nemesis Richard Roper, portrayed by Hugh Laurie.

Whilst The Night Manager draws from characters conceived by John le Carré, the second season departs from the first by not being based on a novel, as none exists. Therefore, how writer David Farr will conclude the series remains a mystery to all, reports Wales Online.

Discussing the scripts, Tom Hiddleston remarked: "David Farr has achieved the impossible. The Night Manager was based on a novel by John le Carré, there was no second novel, no sequel. David has written it with all the sophistication and complexity that le Carré would approve of and admire. Teddy, Roxana, Colombia, Alex Goodwin and Matthew Ellis have all emerged from David's imagination. This is where he chose to go, and we all followed him there. He's forensic about detail, and brilliant at the plotting of a complex spy thriller. It feels like a roller-coaster. David's scripts are exciting, dangerous, edgy, mythic and complex. It's about shame, guilt, and redemption."

Unlike many BBC dramas, The Night Manager isn't available for binge-watching on iPlayer, requiring audiences to wait for weekly releases.

The first episode of The Night Manager was broadcast on a Thursday, premiering in the special primetime slot on New Year's Day. Since then, however, the popular drama has moved to the Sunday evening slot, where it has remained.

The second series has been airing weekly throughout January, but the final instalment, episode six, will be broadcast on Sunday, February 1 at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

The second series of The Night Manager consists of six hour-long episodes in total, with only the finale yet to be aired.

• The Night Manager season 2 episode 1 - Thursday, January 1 at 9:05pm
• The Night Manager season 2 episode 2 - Sunday, January 4 at 9pm
• The Night Manager season 2 episode 3 - Sunday, January 11 at 9pm
• The Night Manager season 2 episode 4 - Sunday, January 18 at 9pm
• The Night Manager season 2 episode 5 - Sunday, January 25 at 9pm
• The Night Manager season 2 episode 6 - Sunday February 1 at 9pm

Episodes one to five are available to catch up on BBC iPlayer now, as is series one for those who didn't watch the original.