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Ambassadors
- TV comedy drama
- BBC Two
- 2013
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Comedy drama starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb as the British ambassador and his Mission deputy who are busy in Tazbekistan. Stars David Mitchell, Debbie Chazen, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Dimsdale, Richard Katz and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Tazbek Spring
Further details
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Ambassador Davis and his wife, Jennifer, are marking the President's Platinum Jubilee with a party at the residence. However, the evening is disrupted by gunfire and explosions on the streets of the capital as an anti-government rebellion breaks out - and cuts the power.
Later that night, the ambassador is woken by the arrival of Mr Jackson, a legendary Foreign Office interrogation specialist who has arrived to 'vet' all embassy staff to ascertain if any of them have been spying. This is bad news for Neil who, blackmailed by the Tazbek secret police, has been passing them classified information, such as Lembit Opik's home phone number.
As the rebellion intensifies, the ambassador has to make a difficult decision. With London breathing down his neck to know which side they need to support, should he risk his career attempting to make contact with the rebel leader or stick to his usual cautious attitude of waiting to see how events transpire?
Thrown out of his comfort zone by an incisive analysis of his character flaws by Mr Jackson and the pleas of his wife Jennifer to do something to stop people being slaughtered on the streets, Davis is sparked into a courageous but possibly doomed mission into the heart of the Tazbek rebellion.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 6th November 2013
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
David Mitchell | Keith Davis |
Debbie Chazen | Ludmilla |
Matthew Macfadyen | POD |
Oliver Dimsdale | French Ambassador |
George Lasha | Tall Surveillance Man |
Sevan Stephan | Short Surveillance Man |
Velibor Topic | Svecko |
Andy Lucas | Sergei |
James Doherty | Kevin |
Lachele Carl | US Ambassador |
Jenny Galloway | Mrs Petrova |
Isobel Pravda | Anya |
Robert Webb | Neil Tilly |
Keeley Hawes | Jennifer |
Susan Lynch | Caitlin |
Amara Karan | Isabel |
Shivani Ghai | Natalia |
Yigal Naor (as Igal Naor) | President Karzak |
Natalia Tena | Tanya |
Lydia Leonard | Fergana |
Michael Smiley | Jackson |
Umit Ulgen | Oybek Yerzhan |
Uriel Emil | Captain |
Aleksandar Aleksiev | Rebel |
Marat Berdyyev | Checkpoint Soldier |
Ralph Ineson | Captain Jones |
James Wood | Writer |
Rupert Walters | Writer |
Jeremy Webb | Director |
Chris Carey | Producer |
Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
Luke Alkin | Executive Producer |
Chris Sussman | Executive Producer |
Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
David Mitchell | Executive Producer |
Robert Webb | Executive Producer |
James Wood | Associate Producer |
Rupert Walters | Associate Producer |
Crispin Green | Editor |
Tom Bowyer | Production Designer |
Daniel Pemberton | Composer |
Video
Civil Unrest
Civil unrest disrupts the Jubilee celebrations.
Featuring: David Mitchell (Keith Davis), Robert Webb (Neil Tilly), Keeley Hawes (Jennifer), Shivani Ghai (Natalia), Amara Karan (Isabel), Susan Lynch (Caitlin), Igal Naor (President Karzak), Natalia Tena (Tanya) & Lydia Leonard (Fergana).