The Ambassador (TV series)
The Ambassador is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and created by Hugh Costello.[1]
| The Ambassador | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Russell Lewis |
| Written by | Hugh Costello Russell Lewis |
| Directed by | Patrick Lau Ken Grieve Sydney Macartney |
| Starring | Pauline Collins Denis Lawson |
| Composer(s) | Richard Harvey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production company(s) | Ecosse Films, Irish Screen |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 4 January 1998 – 23 May 1999 |
The series starred Pauline Collins in the title role as Harriet Smith, the new British ambassador to the Republic of 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 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. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Innocent Passage" | Patrick Lau | Russell Lewis | 4 January 1998 |
| 2 | "Refuge" | Patrick Lau | Tim Prager | 11 January 1998 |
| 3 | "Nine Tenths of the Law" | Ken Grieve | Christopher Russell | 18 January 1998 |
| 4 | "A Cluster of Betrayals" | Syd Macartney | Tim Prager | 25 January 1998 |
| 5 | "Trade" | Syd Macartney | Julian Jones | 1 February 1998 |
| 6 | "Playing God" | Ken Grieve | Christopher Russell | 8 February 1998 |
Series 2 (1999)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Road To Nowhere" | Matthew Evans | Julian Jones | 18 April 1999 |
| 2 | "Vacant Possession" | Crispin Reece | Tim Prager | 25 April 1999 |
| 3 | "Cost Price" | Matthew Evans | Neil McKay | 2 May 1999 |
| 4 | "Unholy Alliance" | Crispin Reece | Hugh Costello | 9 May 1999 |
| 5 | "A Matter of Life and Death" | A.J. Quinn | Neil McKay | 16 May 1999 |
| 6 | "Getting Away with Murder" | A.J. Quinn | Julian Jones | 23 May 1999 |
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References
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