Mark came to Bali 18 months ago to setup an I.T. business with his Indonesian wife. But unbeknownst to Mark, his passport contains a fake immigration stamp that was issued by a fake immigration agent.

Episode 10

Factual

Real Life

Go behind the scenes at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand and discover the misadventures and tragedies that befall expats and tourists in the Land of Smiles.

The Embassy

Series 1

Series 2

Series 3

Go behind the scenes at the Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand...

Thailand is in a state of political unrest and 41 year-old David, a musician from New South Wales, has just been arrested for overstaying his visa. Can the embassy get him out? 700 Australians lose or damage their passports every year in Thailand...

Episode 1

Death is a sad fact of consular life and one Australian dies in Thailand every three days. The embassy is called to a young couple in crisis. Their 7 month-old baby girl, Laney, has died from a virus and they need to get her home to Australia. 

Episode 2

The embassy is on high alert after a wealthy Australian banker goes missing. Is he alive? Holed up in a bar somewhere? Or does he not want to be found? Amy's dream holiday has come crashing down.

Episode 3

Jarryd's been busted for drugs in a country where they still have the death penalty. And now he plans to double-cross the Thai authorities and escape to Singapore with his pregnant girlfriend. Broke and broken-hearted in Bangkok.

Episode 4

Beau was left for dead by the side of a road after a horrific motorbike crash. Now he wants to discharge himself from hospital. Can the embassy stop him before he self-destructs?

Episode 5

The embassy visits a convicted drug dealer in the world's most notorious prison. But Steven claims he's the innocent victim of an undercover drug sting gone wrong. The embassy receives a desperate SOS after an elderly Australian is rushed to hospital


Episode 6

Young Rhys calls the embassy after his businessman father is arrested and jailed for fraud. Can Rhys raise the bail money to get him out of jail? It's a race against the clock.

Episode 7

Ash contacts the embassy convinced he's going to die after days of partying. The notorious Thai bucket strikes again! The embassy needs to uncover the truth. Is he really in danger or is he suffering from alcohol poisoning?