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The Best Episodes of The Ambassador

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Ambassador Season 1 Episode 2 - Refugee
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #1 - Refugee

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Ambassador Season 1 Episode 6 - Playing God
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Playing God

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Ambassador Season 1 Episode 3 - Nine Tenths of the Law
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Nine Tenths of the Law

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Ken Grieve
    Writer:Christopher Russell

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  4. The Ambassador Season 1 Episode 5 - Trade
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Trade

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Ambassador Season 2 Episode 4 - Unholy Alliance
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Unholy Alliance

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Ambassador Season 2 Episode 5 - A Matter of Life and Death
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #6 - A Matter of Life and Death

    S2:E5

    Smith finds herself at the center of a political storm when a young British girl in an Irish prison asks for her help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Ambassador Season 2 Episode 6 - Getting Away with Murder
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Getting Away with Murder

    S2:E6

    When Stephen Tyler is accused of murdering his wife, Ambassador Smith tries to help him.

    Director:A.J. Quinn
    Writer:Julian Jones

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  8. The Ambassador Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot - Innocent Passage
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    #8 - Pilot - Innocent Passage

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Ambassador Season 2 Episode 1 - The Road to Nowhere
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #9 - The Road to Nowhere

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Ambassador Season 2 Episode 3 - Cost Price
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Cost Price

    S2:E3

    Ambassador Smith is torn between love and duty when Cochrane is kidnapped.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Ambassador Season 1 Episode 4 - A Cluster of Betrayals
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    #11 - A Cluster of Betrayals

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Ambassador Season 2 Episode 2 - Vacant Possession
    7.0/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Vacant Possession

    S2:E2

    Fearing a civil war, Smith enlists the help of her resident MI6 agent John Stone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Refugee" is the best rated episode of "The Ambassador". It scored 7.6/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/11/1998. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Playing God".