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aired from: Jan 1998 to: May 1999 13 eps BBC1 50 min stereo closed captioned

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    1st Series 1998

  1. "(pilot)"
    gs: T P McKenna [ Taoiseach Healy ], Terence Harvey [ Commander Bracken ], Veronica Duffy [ Molly Delaney ], Des Cave [ Gerry Delaney ], Michael James Ford [ FPV Commander ], Noel O'Donovan [ Jackie Norris ], Kevin Reynolds [ Taoiseach's private secretary ], John Olohan [ Uncle Joe ], Luke Griffin [ Shaun ]

    The new British Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, Harriet Smith, arrives in Dublin to discover that the Irish government is accusing the British of sinking one of their trawlers. Together with MI6 agent John Stone, Smith uncovers the truth.

    b: 4 Jan 98 w: Russell Lewis d: Patrick Lau


  2. "Refugee"
    gs: Jessica Turner [ Christine Hashem ], Geoffrey Whitehead [ Rupert ], Hassani Shapi [ Badr Hashem ], David Heap [ Brendan O'Neill ], Joshua Sarfas [ Peter/Walid Hashem ], Ena May [ Landlady ], Virginia Cole [ Dr Siobhan McGinley ], Alistair Findlay [ Moreton ]

    Smith gives the battered wife of a Saudi diplomat refuge in the embassy when he beats her up and attempts to kidnap their son, even though this jeopardises a lucrative aircraft contract with Saudi Arabia.

    b: 11 Jan 98 w: Tim Prager d: Patrick Lau


  3. "Nine Tenths of the Law"
    gs: Martha Cope [ Emma ], Pooky Quesnel [ Liz ], Ned Dennehy [ Shay ], Philip O'Sullivan [ Callaghan ], Ashling O'Neill [ Nate's girlfriend ], Enda Oates [ Tommy Carter ], Patrick Dawson [ Police Commissioner Kerr ], David Gorry [ Graeme ], Darren Monks [ Stevie ]

    When a young British girl is jailed for drug smuggling, it seems a positive start to an Anglo-Irish initiative. Then Smith discovers that the girl works at the same bar as her 19 year old son Nate. Stone investigates whether his stroppiness is actually hiding anything illegal.

    b: 18 Jan 98 w: Chris Russell d: Ken Grieve


  4. "A Cluster of Betrayals"
    gs: Sean McGinley [ Joseph O'Connor ], Jim Norton [ Tom Harnett ], Pauline Cadell [ Michelle O'Connor ], Conor Evans [ Dean ], Ali White [ Flaherty's assistant ], Dermot Martin [ Consular official ], Alan Craig [ Det Const Sheedy ], Don Wycherley [ Embassy receptionist ]

    Smith's assistant is held hostage by a man brandishing a canister of nuclear waste, in protest at the number of children he says are dying from nuclear waste pollution of the Irish Sea by British nuclear facilities.

    b: 25 Jan 98 w: Tim Prager d: Syd Macartney


  5. "Trade"
    gs: Michael Angelis [ David McNaughton ], Su-Lin Looi [ Lau ], John Keegan [ Hughes ], Dermot Martin [ Consular official ], Pat Ainscough [ Security officer in hotel ]

    A young Ulster rent boy found dead in a Dublin hotel bedroom, after having sex with visiting British minister David McNaughton, leads a British government minister to order a cover-up, which is carried out by Stone too thoroughly.

    b: 1 Feb 98 w: Julian Jones d: Syd Macartney


  6. "Playing God"
    gs: Philip Jackson [ Douglas Milburn ], Frederick Treves [ Sir Robert Beauchamp ], Jack Lynch [ Stalker ], Alan Archbold [ Nolan ]

    MI6 fear that Smith has been targeted for assassination, but she refuses to compromise her official engagements. A former MI6 officer is intent on publishing his memoirs before he dies of cancer, facinf Smith with more tough decisions.

    b: 8 Feb 98 w: Chris Russell d: Ken Grieve

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    2nd Series 1999


  7. "The Road to Nowhere"
    gs: Peter Egan [ Cochrane ], Philip Croskin [ Rawlins ], Mal White [ Foreman ], Paul Chapman [ Geoffrey Fry ], Gary Whelan [ Logan ]

    Smith finds happiness with her new lover, Cochrane, but a break-in at her offical residence forces her to make the hardest choice of her career.

    b: 18 Apr 99 w: Julian Jones d: Matthew Evans


  8. "Vacant Possession"
    gs: Peter Egan [ Cochrane ], Phelim Drew [ O'Neill ], Michael McElhatton [ Commander ], Devon Scott [ Anne MacFarlane ], Lyn Fullerton [ Nicola ], Brian de Salvo [ Mandarin ], Agnes Bernelle [ Earnest matron ], Des Braiden [ Sheriff ], Peter Dix [ Lord Carnforth ], Michelle Houlden [ Nuala ], Paul Walsh [ Liam ]

    Fearing civil war, Smith enlists the help of her resident MI6 agent John Stone.

    b: 25 Apr 99 w: Tim Prager d: Crispin Reece


  9. "A Foreign Affair"
    gs:

    A burglary reveals that Smith's house is bugged. A change in route to the Northern side of the border has financial implications for the Irish government.

    b: Unaired in UK w: __________ d: __________


  10. "Cost Price"
    gs: Peter Egan [ Cochrane ], Arthur Riordan [ Shaw ], Dinah Stabb [ Julia ], Liam Carney [ Healy ], Eanna Macliam [ Ward ], Richard Moore [ Lord Bell ], Nick Dunning [ Carson ], Eleanor Methven [ Donelly ], Patrick Leech [ Bennett ], Tenniel Evans [ Riordan ]

    Smith is torn between love and duty when Cochrane is kidnapped.

    b: 9 May 99 w: Neil McKay d: Matthew Evans


  11. "Unholy Alliance"
    gs: Jack Dee [ Cornelius ], Paul Keating [ Ashley ], Elaine Donnelly [ Angela ], Paul Ridley [ Duncan ], Ray Burnside [ Tony ], William Hope [ Fr Gardiner ], Oliver Maguire [ Hensey ], Trevor Martin [ Morgan ], Barry Barnes [ Sgt Ruane ], Michelle Houlden [ Nuala ], Cecil Bell [ Doctor ]

    When a British family enlists the embassy's help in recovering their son from a Dublin cult, Smith has to confront the charismatic cult leader Cornelius.

    b: 16 May 99 w: Hugh Costello d: Crispin Reece


  12. "A Matter of Life and Death"
    gs: Julia Howarth [ Zoe ], Demien McAdam [ Sean ], Garrett Keogh [ Foley ], Marion O'Dwyer [ Kath ], Tracie Bennett [ Annette ], Noelle Brown [ Houghton ], Brian Doherty [ Rogan ], Catherine Walsh [ Magee ], Charlotte Bradley [ Dr Ashmore ], Mary Murray [ Maura ], Georgina McKevitt [ Sharon ]

    Smith finds herself at the center of a storm when a young British girl in an Irish prison asks for help.

    b: 23 May 99 w: Neil McKay d: A J Quinn


  13. "Getting Away with Murder"
    gs: Stanley Townsend [ Det Sgt Slater ], Billie Traynor [ Mrs Mac ], Jane Booker [ Jane Tyler ], Michael Cochrane [ Hartson ], Eamonn Hunt [ Branaghan ], Olivia Tracey [ Presenter ], John Cantwell [ TV producer ], Thomas Maguire [ Security officer ], Claude Clancy [ Rory ], Robert Price [ Eamonn ]

    When Tyler is accused of murdering his wife, Smith tries to help him.

    b: 30 May 99 w: Julian Jones d: A J Quinn

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