The London Embassy

This six-part series was shown between 21st October and 25th November 1987. Starring Kristoffer Tabori and Carol Royle, and blessed with a theme tune by Nigel Hess, it was based on a book of short stories by Paul Theroux about the experiences of an American diplomat based at the US Embassy in London's Golden Square. Keen not to give too much away, the trailer tries hard to make the experiences of Spencer Savage appear unusual, intriguing and entertaining…. but fails.