The Ambassador poster

The Ambassador (1998)

Drama

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.

IMDb rating
7.2 (261 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
Amazon Prime Video · fuboTV · The Roku Channel · Tubi TV
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1998)

7.28 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 7.5 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 36 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 30 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 11 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Innocent Passage7.136
2Refuge7.630
3Nine Tenths of the Law7.420
4A Cluster of Betrayals6.919
5Trade7.211
6Playing God7.513

Season 2 (1999)

7.19 avg 7 episodes 7.1 → 7.6 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 13 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 10 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 14 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Road to Nowhere7.115
2Vacant Possession7.013
3A Foreign Affair7.110
4Cost Price7.216
5Unholy Alliance7.112
6A Matter of Life and Death7.213
7Getting Away with Murder7.614