The Ambassador is a British television drama series produced by the BBC written by Hugh Costello. 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 Harriet's life, as well as wider political themes. Other notable cast members were Denis Lawson and Peter Egan. Two series were made between 1998 and 1999.
Pilot - innocent passage
Refugee
Nine tenths of the law
A cluster of betrayals
Trade
Playing god
The road to nowhere
Vacant possession
Cost price
Unholy alliance
A matter of life and death
Getting away with murder
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