''The Ambassador'' is a British

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drama series produced by the

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and created by Hugh Costello.Ambassador , Shot at Trinity

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The series starred

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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

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and

Peter Egan Peter Joseph Egan (born 28 September 1946) is a British actor and animal rights activist. He is known for his television roles, including Hogarth in '' Big Breadwinner Hog'', the future George IV of the United Kingdom in ''Prince Regent'' (197 ...

Cast and characters

Main

as Harriet Smith, the British Ambassador to Ireland. Harriet continually tries to maintain the pressures of her personal and private life whilst trying to move on from her guilt regarding the murder of her husband, David, who was killed by a

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intended for Harriet. *

as John Stone, Commercial Attaché for the British Ambassador to Ireland and a clandestine operative for

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. He is affectionately nicknamed "Spook" by Harriet.

Recurring

* Owen Roe as Kevin Flaherty, the Minister for External Affairs. * William Chubb as Stephen Tyler, the Deputy British Ambassador to Ireland. * Tom Connolly as Sam Smith, the 13-year-old son of Harriet Smith. * Alison McKenna as Jennifer, Personal Assistant to the British Ambassador (Series 1) * Sara Markland as Becky (Series 1) *

Dominic Mafham Dominic Mafham (born 11 March 1968) is an English stage, film and television actor. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Dominic Mafham trained at the National Youth Theatre and then the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Ma ...

as Julian Wadham (Series 1) * Tim Matthews as Nate Smith, the 19-year-old son of Harriet Smith and a second-year politics student at

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. (Series 1) *

as Michael Cochrane, CEO of Cochrane Construction and Harriet's lover (Series 2) *

Eve Matheson Eve Elisabeth Matheson (born March 1960) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Zoe Angell in ''May to December'' and Becky Sharp in the BBC adaptation of the novel '' Vanity Fair''. Matheson left ''May to December'' after tw ...

as Catherine Grieve, the Consul General of the British Embassy in

. (Series 2) *

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as Eileen (Series 2)

Episodes

Series 1 (1998)

Series 2 (1999)

References

External links

* BBC television dramas 1990s British drama television series 1998 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings English-language television shows {{BBC-tv-prog-stub