Episode 1
Breaking Bad in Britain
45m
The story of convicted drug dealer Pieter Tritton, whose organization used camping tents to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe.
Episode credits
Guest stars Alice Bird
TV series
Banged Up Abroad
2007TV-1415 seasons7.7 / 10
Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
Season 11 episodes
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Episode 2
Narco at Nineteen
45m
In 2012 Simone Blignaut has a lucrative job working for one of Johannesburg’s biggest drug dealers, but when her boss entrusts her to fly to Bolivia and secure a major cocaine deal, the 19-year-old is in over her head.
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Episode 3
Double Crossed in the Desert
45m
Journalist Phil is investigating illegally deployed chemical weapons when he’s taken hostage.
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Episode 4
Mexican Border Bust
45m
When smuggling marijuana was interrupted, Steve faced time behind bars unless he could escape.
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Episode 5
Escape From Al Qaeda
45m
Kidnapped by Al Qaeda, Matthew must decide to escape or stay with his fellow American prisoner.
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Episode 6
Bad Bromance
45mfinale
Lemar must survive one of Colombia’s most brutal prisons, after getting caught with cocaine.
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More about Banged Up Abroad
Cast
Alex AndreasTony Galeota
James TovellMajor Phil Ashby
Jonah RussellStephen Sutton
Ronan SummersRhett
John CumminsSimon Burke
Dean GoldblumJohn Alite (Teenager)Alice BirdNicky
Fumilayo Brown-OlatejuLatasha MadsonCredits
- Created by
- Bart Layton
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 132
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
National GeographicUnited Kingdom
5United Kingdom
RAWUnited Kingdom
Themes
incarceration
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