The Ambassador (TV series)

For 2013 comedy-drama television series, see Ambassadors (TV series).

The Ambassador
GenreDrama
Created byRussell Lewis
Written by
Directed by
Starring
ComposerRichard Harvey
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release4 January 1998 (1998-01-04) –
30 May 1999 (1999-05-30)

The Ambassador is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and created by Hugh Costello.[1]

The series starred Pauline Collins in the title role as Harriet Smith, the new British ambassador to Ireland and dealt with the personal and professional pressures in her life, as well as wider political themes. Other notable cast members were Denis Lawson and Peter Egan.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Pauline Collins as Harriet Smith, the British Ambassador to Ireland. Harriet continually tries to maintain the pressures of her personal and private life whilst trying to move on from her guilt regarding the murder of her husband, David, who was killed by a car bomb intended for Harriet.
  • Denis Lawson as John Stone, Commercial Attaché for the British Ambassador to Ireland and a clandestine operative for MI6. He is affectionately nicknamed "Spook" by Harriet.

Recurring

  • Owen Roe as Kevin Flaherty, the Irish Minister for External Affairs.
  • William Chubb as Stephen Tyler, the Deputy British Ambassador to Ireland.
  • Tom Connolly as Sam Smith, the 13-year-old son of Harriet Smith.
  • Alison McKenna as Jennifer, Personal Assistant to the British Ambassador (Series 1)
  • Sara Markland as Becky (Series 1)
  • Dominic Mafham as Julian Wadham (Series 1)
  • Tim Matthews as Nate Smith, the 19-year-old son of Harriet Smith and a second-year politics student at Trinity College in Dublin. (Series 1)
  • Peter Egan as Michael Cochrane, CEO of Cochrane Construction and Harriet's lover (Series 2)
  • Eve Matheson as Catherine Grieve, the Consul General of the British Embassy in Dublin. (Series 2)
  • Gina Moxley as Eileen (Series 2)

Episodes

Series 1 (1998)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Innocent Passage"Patrick LauRussell Lewis4 January 1998 (1998-01-04)
2"Refuge"Patrick LauTim Prager11 January 1998 (1998-01-11)
3"Nine Tenths of the Law"Ken GrieveChristopher Russell18 January 1998 (1998-01-18)
4"A Cluster of Betrayals"Syd MacartneyTim Prager25 January 1998 (1998-01-25)
5"Trade"Syd MacartneyJulian Jones1 February 1998 (1998-02-01)
6"Playing God"Ken GrieveChristopher Russell8 February 1998 (1998-02-08)

Series 2 (1999)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Road to Nowhere"Matthew EvansJulian Jones18 April 1999 (1999-04-18)
2"Vacant Possession"Crispin ReeceTim Prager25 April 1999 (1999-04-25)
3"Cost Price"Matthew EvansNeil McKay9 May 1999 (1999-05-09)
4"Unholy Alliance"Crispin ReeceHugh Costello16 May 1999 (1999-05-16)
5"A Matter of Life and Death"A.J. QuinnNeil McKay23 May 1999 (1999-05-23)
6"Getting Away with Murder"A.J. QuinnJulian Jones30 May 1999 (1999-05-30)

References

  1. ^ Ambassador | Shot at Trinity, Trinity College Dublin


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