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The Ambassador | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Russell Lewis |
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Composer | Richard Harvey |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Network | BBC One |
Release | 4 January 1998 30 May 1999 | –
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.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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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 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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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 | 9 May 1999 |
4 | "Unholy Alliance" | Crispin Reece | Hugh Costello | 16 May 1999 |
5 | "A Matter of Life and Death" | A.J. Quinn | Neil McKay | 23 May 1999 |
6 | "Getting Away with Murder" | A.J. Quinn | Julian Jones | 30 May 1999 |