The Embassy (TV series)
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]
The Embassy | |
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Genre | Factual |
Narrated by | Les Hill |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producers |
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Production location | Various |
Running time | Seasons 1 & 2 - 60 minutes (Including commercials) Season 3 - 30 minutes (Including commercials) |
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Original network | Nine Network |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 19 October 2014 – present |
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The series is based in Australia's busiest embassies and features unprecedented access as staff deal with Australians requiring diplomatic assistance.
Series overview
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 4 | 19 October 2014 | 9 November 2014 | ||
2 | 8 | 3 February 2016 | 8 December 2017 | ||
3 | 8 | 22 December 2017 | 12 January 2018 |
Episodes
Season 1 (2014)
The first season showed the workings behind the Australian embassy in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]
No. | Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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1 | "Episode 1" | 19 October 2014 | 0.855[6] |
2 | "Episode 2" | 26 October 2014 | 0.910[7] |
3 | "Episode 3" | 2 November 2014 | 0.864[8] |
4 | "Episode 4" | 9 November 2014 | 0.656[9] |
Season 2 (2016-17)
The second season featured the Australian embassy in Bangkok, Thailand again, as well as those in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Vientiane, Laos.[3]
No. | Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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1 | "Episode 1" | 3 February 2016 | 0.439[10] |
2 | "Episode 2" | 10 February 2016 | 0.514[11] |
3 | "Episode 3" | 17 February 2016 | 0.372[12] |
4 | "Episode 4" | 9 March 2016 | 0.423[13] |
5 | "Episode 5" | 16 March 2016 | 0.450[14] |
6 | "Episode 6" | 24 November 2017 | N/A |
7 | "Episode 7" | 1 December 2017 | 0.347[15] |
8 | "Episode 8" | 8 December 2017 | 0.371[16] |
Season 3 (2017)
The third season is set to return to the Australian embassy in Bali, Indonesia, Bangkok, Thailand & Vietnam & in european cities Paris & Madrid.[4]
No. | Title | Original air date | Australian viewers |
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1 | "Episode 1" | 22 December 2017 | 0.365 |
2 | "Episode 2" | 22 December 2017 | 0.365 |
3 | "Episode 3" | 29 December 2017 | 0.400 |
4 | "Episode 4" | 29 December 2017 | 0.400 |
5 | "Episode 5" | 5 January 2018 | 0.443 |
6 | "Episode 6" | 5 January 2018 | 0.446 |
7 | "Episode 7" | 12 January 2018 | 0.414 |
8 | "Episode 8" | 12 January 2018 | 0.399 |
References
- Knox, David (10 October 2014). "Airdate: The Embassy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Knox, David (22 December 2014). "Renewed: The Embassy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Knox, David (24 January 2016). "Returning: The Embassy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Knox, David (1 March 2016). "The Embassy expands to Europe". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- Kalina, Paul (16 October 2014). "The Embassy TV series reveals just how badly Australians can behave abroad". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- Knox, David (27 October 2014). "Timeshifted: Sunday 19 October 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (4 November 2014). "Timeshifted: Sunday 26 October 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (10 November 2014). "Timeshifted: Sunday 2 November 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (18 November 2014). "Timeshifted: Sunday 9 November 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (4 February 2016). "Seven ahead with strong Wednesday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (20 February 2016). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 10 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (18 February 2016). "MKR, First Dates a match made in Seven". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (10 March 2016). "MKR, First Dates take Seven to the win". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Has Nine given up on mid-week ratings?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Knox, David (13 December 2017). "Timeshifted: Friday 1 December 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Knox, David (20 December 2017). "Timeshifted: Friday 8 December 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 December 2017.