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Ambassadors

2013 · 1 season

A dry, wry diplomatic comedy that mixes awkward office banter with the queasy compromises of foreign dealmaking.

Created by
Rupert Walters, James Wood
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Susan Lynch
Overview
Comedy-drama series set in the fictional Central Asian Republic of Tazbekistan where newly arrived British Ambassador Keith Davies is set the task of trying to secure a £2 billion helicopter contract for the United Kingdom.

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Created by
Rupert Walters, James Wood
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Susan Lynch
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • deception
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Created by
Rupert Walters, James Wood
Starring
David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Susan Lynch, Amara Karan, Oliver Dimsdale, Shivani Ghai, Keeley Hawes, Natalia Tena
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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