The Ambassador (1998)★ 7.1/10
- Drama
Directed by: Ken Grieve, Patrick Lau, Syd Macartney, Matthew Evans, A.J. Quinn
Written by: Russell Lewis, Julian Jones, Timothy Prager, Christopher Russell, Neil McKay
Harriet, the new British ambassador to Ireland, wants to make her mark while putting her husband's tragic murder behind her. The situation worsens when her son Nate, still blames her for his father's death.
- Original title
- The Ambassador
- Storyline
- Harriet Smith (Pauline Collins), the new British ambassador to Ireland, desperately wants to make her mark in this historically-difficult posting and try to put her husband's tragic murder behind her. She wants to be just and fair in her dealings with the Irish government and try to make the relationship between the two governments less adversarial in nature. The situation is made considerably worse for her and her trusted assistant John Stone (Denis Lawson) by her son Nate, who refuses to accept the consequences of her new ambassadorial role and still blames her for his father's death.
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 · 265
- Companies
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Ecosse Films, BFS Video, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Release dates
- GB January 4, 1998
- NL October 1, 1998
- SE June 28, 1999
- CA July 31, 2021