{"id":18265,"date":"2023-02-21T10:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/diplomats-simon-heath-serena-manteghi-sophie-rundle\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T11:11:34","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:11:34","slug":"the-diplomats-simon-heath-serena-manteghi-sophie-rundle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-diplomats-simon-heath-serena-manteghi-sophie-rundle\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: The Diplomat\u2019s Simon Heath, Serena Manteghi &amp; Sophie Rundle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Debuting next week on UKTV\u2019s Alibi, <em>The Diplomat<\/em> follows Laura Simmonds (Sophie Rundle) and her Barcelona consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz (Serena Manteghi) as they fight to protect distressed British nationals in the bustling Spanish city of Barcelona. Mixing the roles of lawyer, counselor and cop, Laura and Alba\u2019s diplomatic skills are pushed to the limit by the stream of surprising and complex cases that walk through the consulate doors in need of assistance.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\r\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6320696726112\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\r\n                    loop autoplay\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The series, produced by World Productions and distributed by BBC Studios, features a story-of-the-week format as well as an overarching narrative. 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