Diplomatic Baggage (24 Mar. 1997)

Natasha Jackson is the daughter of the UK's ambassador-designate to Austria, Sir Alan Jackson. She is charged with murder in the death of Lisa Aeurbach, a journalist. Natasha's defense is ... See full summary »

Director:

Ken Grieve

Writer:

Douglas Watkinson (teleplay)

Stars:

Jonathan Barlow, Tom Brodie, Paul Brooke

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Barlow	...	Detective Inspector Benyon
Tom Brodie	...	Matt Kavanagh
Paul Brooke	...	Richard Dynevor
Vic Bryson	...	Court Clerk
Antony Carrick	...	Appeal Court Judge (as Anthony Carrick)
Sacha Craise	...	Harry
Gerard Crossan	...	Sergeant Cobbold (as Gerard Grossan)
Julian Curry	...	Michael Faraday QC
Michael Feast	...	Sir Alan Jackson
Ann Firbank	...	Margaret Jackson
Oliver Ford Davies	...	Peter Foxcott QC
James Greene	...	Mr. Justice Glenayre
Janusz Guttner	...	Austrian Ambassador
Lisa Harrow	...	Lizzie Kavanagh
Lena Headey	...	Natasha Jackson

Storyline

Natasha Jackson is the daughter of the UK's ambassador-designate to Austria, Sir Alan Jackson. She is charged with murder in the death of Lisa Aeurbach, a journalist. Natasha's defense is that the woman was dead when she arrived for an interview. The case takes an interesting twist when Kavanagh is approached by a mysterious government official whose only concern is to keep HM's ambassador-designate as far away from scandal as possible. Matt decides to move out on his own and his parents are surprised to learn he's sharing a flat with two attractive young women. In Chambers, Peter Foxcott takes an interest in an old friend he has not seen for many years.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 March 1997 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A step down from Ancient History but a worthwhile episode all the same

Ancient History was one of the more intelligent and harrowing Kavanagh episodes. While a step down, Diplomatic Baggage is still worthwhile, with a gripping story and good acting. It does start off slow, but the script is intelligent, the story is a gripping one concerning the ambassador's daughter accused of murder with the subplot of Matt moving into the new flat, the direction is good and of course the production values and music are excellent. As is the acting, with John Thaw coming off best as Kavanagh, and Julian Curry excellent as the prosecutor, along with an alluring Lena Headey and a sincere Michael Feast. Overall, very good. 9/10 Bethany Cox