7.6/1028 votesLoading...#1 - Refugee
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/1998
Ambassador Smith gives the battered British wife of a Saudi diplomat refuge in the embassy when he beats her up and attempts to kidnap their son, even though this jeopardises a lucrative aircraft contract with Saudi Arabia.
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#2 - Getting Away with Murder
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/30/1999
When Stephen Tyler is accused of murdering his wife, Ambassador Smith tries to help him.
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#3 - Nine Tenths of the Law
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/1998
When a young British girl is jailed for drug smuggling, it seems a positive start to an Anglo-Irish initiative. Then Smith discovers that the girl works at the same bar as her 19 year old son Nate. Stone investigates whether he is connected to any illegal activity.
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#4 - A Cluster of Betrayals
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/25/1998
The ambassador's assistant is held hostage by a man brandishing a canister of nuclear waste, in protest at the number of children he says are dying from nuclear waste pollution of the Irish Sea by British nuclear facilities.
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#5 - Playing God
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/8/1998
MI6 fear that Smith has been targeted for assassination, but she refuses to compromise her official engagements. A former MI6 officer, Sir Robert Beauchamp, is intent on publishing his memoirs before he dies of cancer, facing Smith with more tough decisions.
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#6 - Cost Price
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/1999
Ambassador Smith is torn between love and duty when Cochrane is kidnapped.
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#7 - A Matter of Life and Death
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/23/1999
Smith finds herself at the center of a political storm when a young British girl in an Irish prison asks for her help.
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- 7.1/1034 votesLoading...
#8 - Pilot - Innocent Passage
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1998
The new British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Harriet Smith, arrives in Dublin to discover that the Irish government is accusing the British of sinking one of their trawlers in the Irish Sea. Together with MI6 agent John Stone, Smith uncovers the truth.
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#9 - Trade
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/1998
A young rent boy found dead in a Dublin hotel bedroom, after having sex with visiting British minister David McNaughton, leads a British government minister to order a cover-up, which is carried out by Stone too thoroughly.
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#10 - The Road to Nowhere
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/1999
Smith finds happiness with her new lover, Cochrane, but a break-in at her official residence forces her to make the hardest choice of her career.
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#11 - Unholy Alliance
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/16/1999
When a British family enlists the embassy's help in recovering their son from a Dublin cult, Smith has to confront the charismatic cult leader Cornelius.
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#12 - Vacant Possession
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/1999
Fearing a civil war, Smith enlists the help of her resident MI6 agent John Stone.
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The Best Episodes of The Ambassador
Every episode of The Ambassador ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Ambassador!
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...
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Refugee" is the best rated episode of "The Ambassador". It scored 7.6/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/11/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Getting Away with Murder".