There’s a lot more to being an ambassador than giving speeches and attending banquets, especially if you are the British Ambassador to Ireland and every decision you make has the potential of sparking a war between the two countries. Pauline Collins (Upstairs, Downstairs) is excellent as the ambassador, and it’s her performance that keeps you from tuning out when some of the episodes in the seres start feeling more like an episode of Murder She Wrote than a British political drama. The shows that slow things down and let the audience get to know the ambassador as a real person work much better.
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