Episode 1
Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story/Peruvian Prison Nightmare)
45m
Krista Barnes and Jennifer Davis are two American women arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru.
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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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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.
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Episode 2
Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)
45m
Jim Miles and Paul Loseby, two British teenagers, are arrested in Venezuela for trying to smuggle drugs.
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Episode 3
Nepal (Piers' Story)
45m
Piers Hernu, a dual British-French traveller, is arrested trying to smuggle 28 kilos of gold bullion from Hong Kong to Nepal.
Episode credits
Guest stars Ronan Summers
Episode 4
Colombia
45m
The Colombian National Liberation Army kidnaps American adventurer Glen Heggstad.
Where to watch Banged Up AbroadEpisode 5
Uganda: Death in the Jungle
45m
Safari guide Mark Ross and his tour group are kidnapped by Hutu rebels in Uganda.
Where to watch Banged Up AbroadEpisode 6
Nightmare in Chechnya
45m
Jon James and Camilla Carr move from England to contribute to a children's centre in war torn Chechnya... only to be kidnapped for ransom.
Where to watch Banged Up AbroadEpisode 7
India: Hostage to Terror
45m
Rhys Partridge and Béla Nuss are kidnapped by British terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh while travelling in India.
Where to watch Banged Up AbroadEpisode 8
Philippines: Fatal Mission
45m
Gracia and Martin Burnham, Christian missionaries in the Philippines, are kidnapped by members of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim fundamentalist group.
Where to watch Banged Up AbroadEpisode 9
Malaysia
45mfinale
While vacationing in Malaysia, Monique and Callie Strydom are kidnapped by a Muslim militant group and held hostage for four months in the Philippines.
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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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