The Ambassador (1998–1999)

1. S01E01Pilot - Innocent PassageJanuary 4, 1998 7.0The new British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Harriet Smith, arrives in Dublin to discover that the Irish government is accusing th
2. S01E02RefugeeJanuary 11, 1998 7.0Ambassador Smith gives the battered British wife of a Saudi diplomat refuge in the embassy when he beats her up and attempts to kidnap their
3. S01E03Nine Tenths of the LawJanuary 18, 1998 7.0When a young British girl is jailed for drug smuggling, it seems a positive start to an Anglo-Irish initiative. Then Smith discovers that th
4. S01E04Season's bestA Cluster of BetrayalsJanuary 25, 1998 8.0The ambassador's assistant is held hostage by a man brandishing a canister of nuclear waste, in protest at the number of children he says ar
5. S01E05TradeFebruary 1, 1998 7.0A young rent boy found dead in a Dublin hotel bedroom, after having sex with visiting British minister David McNaughton, leads a British gov
6. S01E06Playing GodFebruary 8, 1998 7.0MI6 fear that Smith has been targeted for assassination, but she refuses to compromise her official engagements. A former MI6 officer, Sir R

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1. S02E01The Road to NowhereApril 18, 1999 7.0Smith finds happiness with her new lover, Cochrane, but a break-in at her official residence forces her to make the hardest choice of her ca
2. S02E02Vacant PossessionApril 25, 1999 7.0Fearing a civil war, Smith enlists the help of her resident MI6 agent John Stone.
3. S02E03Cost PriceMay 9, 1999 7.0Ambassador Smith is torn between love and duty when Cochrane is kidnapped.
4. S02E04Unholy AllianceMay 16, 1999 7.0When a British family enlists the embassy's help in recovering their son from a Dublin cult, Smith has to confront the charismatic cult lead
5. S02E05Season's bestA Matter of Life and DeathMay 23, 1999 8.0Smith finds herself at the center of a political storm when a young British girl in an Irish prison asks for her help.
6. S02E06Getting Away with MurderMay 30, 1999 7.0When Stephen Tyler is accused of murdering his wife, Ambassador Smith tries to help him.

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