The Embassy (TV series)

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The Embassy
Genre Factual
Narrated by Les Hill
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes20
Production
Producers
Production locationVarious
Running timeSeasons 1 & 2 - 60 minutes (Including commercials) Season 3 - 30 minutes (Including commercials)
Production companies
  • Fredbird Entertainment
  • Southern Pictures
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release19 October 2014 (2014-10-19) 
2018 (2018)

The Embassy is an Australian factual television series narrated by Australia actor Les Hill. The series first began airing on the Nine Network on 19 October 2014. [1] The series was renewed for a second season [2] which began screening from 3 February 2016. [3] The series was renewed for a third season on 1 March 2016. [4]

Contents

The series is based in Australia's busiest embassies and features unprecedented access as staff deal with Australians requiring diplomatic assistance.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 419 October 2014 (2014-10-19)9 November 2014 (2014-11-09)
2 83 February 2016 (2016-02-03)8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)
3 822 December 2017 (2017-12-22)12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

The first season presented the workings behind the Australian embassy in Bangkok. [5]

No.TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
1"Episode 1"19 October 2014 (19 October 2014)0.855 [6]
2"Episode 2"26 October 2014 (2014-10-26)0.910 [7]
3"Episode 3"2 November 2014 (2014-11-02)0.864 [8]
4"Episode 4"9 November 2014 (2014-11-09)0.656 [9]

Season 2 (2016-17)

The second season featured the Australian embassy in Bangkok again, as well as those in Ho Chi Minh City and Vientiane, Laos. [3]

No.TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
1"Episode 1"3 February 2016 (2016-02-03) (3 February 2016 (2016-02-03))0.439 [10]
2"Episode 2"10 February 2016 (2016-02-10) (10 February 2016 (2016-02-10))0.514 [11]
3"Episode 3"17 February 2016 (2016-02-17) (17 February 2016 (2016-02-17))0.372 [12]
4"Episode 4"9 March 2016 (2016-03-09) (9 March 2016 (2016-03-09))0.423 [13]
5"Episode 5"16 March 2016 (2016-03-16) (16 March 2016 (2016-03-16))0.450 [14]
6"Episode 6"24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) (24 November 2017 (2017-11-24))N/A
7"Episode 7"1 December 2017 (2017-12-01) (1 December 2017 (2017-12-01))0.347 [15]
8"Episode 8"8 December 2017 (2017-12-08) (8 December 2017 (2017-12-08))0.371 [16]

Season 3 (2017)

The third season continued to present the Australian embassy in Bangkok, while introducing those in Bali, Paris, and Madrid. [4]

No.TitleOriginal air dateAustralian viewers
1"Episode 1"22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) (22 December 2017 (2017-12-22))0.365
2"Episode 2"22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) (22 December 2017 (2017-12-22))0.365
3"Episode 3"29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) (29 December 2017 (2017-12-29))0.400
4"Episode 4"29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) (29 December 2017 (2017-12-29))0.400
5"Episode 5"5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) (5 January 2018 (2018-01-05))0.443
6"Episode 6"5 January 2018 (2018-01-05) (5 January 2018 (2018-01-05))0.446
7"Episode 7"12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) (12 January 2018 (2018-01-12))0.414
8"Episode 8"12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) (12 January 2018 (2018-01-12))0.399

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