Animal Airport: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Animal Airport follows the tales of the many creatures that pass through the doors of the Animal Reception Centre at the world's busiest airport, Heathrow in the UK. Nowhere else will you find as many species of animals as they journey- some legally, many illegally- across the globe. As well as thousands of dogs and cats, they've had almost every animal imaginable through their doors including; sloths, giant octopi, bears, elephants, tigers, lions, sharks, alpacas, venomous snakes, vampire bats and the British Olympic equestrian team. In the first episode, the mistreatment of animals heading for the pet trade is highlighted when a box of a hundred chameleons is intercepted, many of which are dead on arrival. Can the team save the rest? Plus, follow the staff as they get to grips with reception's grumpy resident crocodile and catch a man trying to smuggle a tortoise through customs in his underpants. Fascinating and emotional, this series tells the unforgettable stories of some very interesting travellers and the human counterparts who help them on their journey.

Series details

• Title: Animal Airport
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature, Travel
• Premiere date: 2000-05-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-02-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: More4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22159
• IMDb ID: tt6848338
• TVDB ID: 341379

Cast and credited roles

• Mark Halliley — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-05-22; final listed air date 2000-07-10; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-06-20; final listed air date 2012-11-12; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-01-08; final listed air date 2019-02-05; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Animal Airport on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.