The Diplomat (British TV series)

The Diplomat
Genre
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Created byBen Richards
Written byBen Richards
StarringSophie Rundle
Serena Manteghi
Dylan Brady
Laia Costa
Steven Cree
Danny Sapani
Isak Férriz
Bert Seymour
Philipp Boos
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
Original languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Catalan
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersPhilippa Collie Cousins
Simon Heath
Martin Rakusen
ProducersKen Horn
Elizabeth Binns
Jordi Utset
CinematographyMatt North
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAlibi
Release28 February 2023 (2023-02-28) –
present
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The Diplomat is a British political thriller series written by Ben Richards and directed by Jill Robertson and Jenny Paddon.[1] It stars Sophie Rundle as Laura Simmonds, a diplomat living in Barcelona, Spain, who works to protect several British nationals who find themselves in trouble.[2] The series is produced by BBC Studios and World Productions for Alibi.[3][4] It began airing on 28 February 2023.

  1. ^ "CAST ANNOUNCED FOR ALIBI DRAMA THE DIPLOMAT AS FILMING BEGINS IN BARCELONA". 4rfv. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Sophie Rundle leads the cast of Alibi's new drama The Diplomat". CultBox. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "'Bodyguard' Producer World Productions Lands 'The Diplomat' At UKTV's Alibi". Deadline Hollywood. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Alibi acquires new drama The Diplomat". Royal Television Society. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.