The Ambassador: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Ambassador follows the private and political problems facing the UK ambassador to Ireland, Harriet Smith. She has to deal with international political skullduggery, child custody cases, Anglo-Irish relations as well as the affairs of her family. She is assisted by a team including John Stone, an MI5 agent in charge of embassy security as well as unofficial intelligence gathering.

Series details

• Title: The Ambassador
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1998-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-05-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 1599

Cast and credited roles

• Pauline Collins — Harriet Smith
• Denis Lawson — John Stone

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-01-04; final listed air date 1998-02-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-04-18; final listed air date 1999-05-30; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Ambassador on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.