The Ambassador (1998)
- Directed by
- Ken Grieve, Crispin Reece, Syd Macartney, A. J. Quinnell
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A British diplomat becomes the ambassador to Ireland and balances her job handling political issues with her personal life. The series shows the daily pressures she faces in both areas.
politicaldramaticpersonalmeasuredseriousintimatetense
What happens
The Ambassador is a British television drama series produced by the BBC, created by Hugh Costello and it ran for two series between 4 January 1998 and 30 May 1999. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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