The Ambassador (TV series)

*The Ambassador*
The Ambassador
Genre	Drama
Created by	Russell Lewis
Written by	Hugh Costello; Russell Lewis;
Directed by	Patrick Lau; Ken Grieve; Sydney Macartney;
Starring	Pauline Collins; Denis Lawson;
Composer	Richard Harvey
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Production companies	Ecosse Films; Irish Screen;
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	4 January 1998 –; 30 May 1999

The Ambassador is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and created 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 her life, as well as wider political themes. Other notable cast members were Denis Lawson and Peter Egan.