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The Airport Chaplain(2026)

Archived · SBS On Demand

M8 eps
S01
Drama
ON AIR: AUG 25Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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Departure gates and terminals become places for small emotional rescues in The Airport Chaplain. Each episode brings a fresh crisis, from stranded travellers to grieving families and airport staff at breaking point. Tobias’s improvised help gives the drama a warm, gently funny texture, with moments of comfort alongside the trouble caused by stepping beyond his role.

Mira Ansari-Cole wants Tobias fired, turning his attachment to the chaplaincy into a continuing workplace fight. His instinctive approach clashes with her insistence on rules, but their sparring gradually reveals what each is trying to protect. While individual emergencies give episodes a brisk shape, that unresolved conflict carries through the season, putting the cost of Tobias’s methods alongside the good they can do.

Best for

gentle workplace drama, emotional rescues and Drama

Story lane

Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 8 episodes

Where

SBS On Demand

Official Premise

Airport Chaplain Tobias Wallace has an unorthodox approach to solving the daily crises of an airport, constantly overstepping boundaries and putting him on a collision course with new boss Mira Ansari-Cole. Mira wants him fired but Tobias isn't giving up his beloved chaplaincy without a fight.

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