The Ambassador (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1998-01-04
Ended: 1999-05-30
Network: BBC One
Country: GB
Airs on: Sunday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 50 minutes
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.