Banged Up Abroad (2007) is a documentary, crime, reality web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Banged Up Abroad online in HD.
Banged Up Abroad — Storyline
Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
Cast & Crew
- Created by: Bart Layton
Banged Up Abroad — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2007-03-31 |
| Seasons | 15 |
| Episodes | 132 |
| Genre | Documentary, Crime, Reality |
| Language | English |
| Network | National Geographic, 5 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 7.7/10 (18 votes) |
Banged Up Abroad — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story) (2007-03-31) — Scott Campbell and Lucy Baker are British travellers arrested in Mexico.
- E2: Australia (Mark's Story) (2007-04-07) — Mark Knowles is arrested in Sydney after attempting to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. to Australia.
- E3: Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story) (2007-04-14) — Donald McNeil, a yachtsman, is arrested after being pressured to collect an enormous shipment of cocaine worth 30 million pounds (more than $43.2 million in U.S. dollars).
- E4: Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story) (2007-04-21) — Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.
Season 2
- E1: Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story/Peruvian Prison Nightmare) (2007-06-24) — Krista Barnes and Jennifer Davis are two American women arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru.
- E2: Venezuela (James and Paul's Story) (2007-08-22) — Jim Miles and Paul Loseby, two British teenagers, are arrested in Venezuela for trying to smuggle drugs.
- E3: Nepal (Piers' Story) (2007-09-12) — Piers Hernu, a dual British-French traveller, is arrested trying to smuggle 28 kilos of gold bullion from Hong Kong to Nepal.
- E4: Colombia (2007-09-25) — The Colombian National Liberation Army kidnaps American adventurer Glen Heggstad.
- E5: Uganda: Death in the Jungle (2008-05-26) — Safari guide Mark Ross and his tour group are kidnapped by Hutu rebels in Uganda.
- E6: Nightmare in Chechnya (2008-06-23) — 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.
- E7: India: Hostage to Terror (2008-06-09) — Rhys Partridge and Béla Nuss are kidnapped by British terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh while travelling in India.
- E8: Philippines: Fatal Mission (2008-07-21) — Gracia and Martin Burnham, Christian missionaries in the Philippines, are kidnapped by members of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim fundamentalist group.
- E9: Malaysia (2008-10-06) — While vacationing in Malaysia, Monique and Callie Strydom are kidnapped by a Muslim militant group and held hostage for four months in the Philippines.
Season 3
- E1: Cuzco (2008-04-01) — Simon's trip to Peru is initiated by his friend Sarah Jackson who convinces him to smuggle drugs. Things turn bad for Simon when he is handed a lengthy prison sentence.
- E2: Bangladesh (2008-07-21) — Lia McCord, an American teenager, is arrested in Bangladesh for trying to smuggle heroin.
- E3: Kuwait (2008-07-28) — Scott White is arrested in Kuwait for selling hashish, then escapes from jail during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
- E4: Pakistan (2008-09-15) — Amardeep Bassey, a British journalist on the way to Afghanistan for an assignment, is accused of being a spy and arrested in Pakistan.
- E5: Lima (2008-09-29) — Russell Thoresen, an American traveller, is arrested in Peru for trying to smuggle cocaine.
- E6: Taiwan (2008-10-13) — Taiwan's most-wanted criminal breaks into the house of McGill Alexander, a South African army colonel, and takes Alexander and his family hostage.
- E7: Ecuador (2008-10-27) — An American, Daniel Van De Zande is arrested trying to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe.
- E8: South Korea (2008-10-29) — Cullen Thomas, working with his girlfriend "Rocket," is arrested trying to smuggle hashish from the Philippines to South Korea.
Season 4
- E1: Caracas/Venezuela Blues (2009-04-08) — David Evans is arrested trying to smuggle drugs from Venezuela to Amsterdam.
- E2: Kidnapped in the Philippines (2009-04-15) — Church volunteer Greg Williams is kidnapped and tortured by members of Abu Sayyaf.
- E3: Puerto Vallarta/Mexican Justice (2009-04-22) — Jake Libbon gets arrested in Mexico for selling marijuana, then is falsely accused of shooting two police officers.
- E4: Brazil/Sao Paulo Death Trap (2009-05-06) — Hollywood "party animal" Brendan Cosso and three friends are arrested trying to smuggle cocaine out of Brazil to Hungary.
- E5: Indonesia/Busted In Bali (2009-05-13) — A random encounter with a family friend at the Bali airport was all it took to land Chris Parnell in jail and arrested on charges of smuggling 12 kilos of hashish.
- E6: Mexico/Teen Smuggler (2009-05-20) — Alex Silva grew up in the ghetto of El Paso Texas. Son to a single mother who didn't care he wasn't going anywhere. A small job at an auto shop got him involved in smuggling drugs
- E7: Cuba/Hooked In Havana (2009-06-03) — When Kahlilah met big-shot music producer Roy, she didn't expect that her life would change forever. Just months into their relationship, Roy forced her to smuggle 18 pounds of coc
- E8: Iraq/Kidnapped In Iraq (2009-06-15) — Journalists Scott Taylor and Zeynep Tugrul are kidnapped by insurgents who accuse them of being American spies.
- E9: Barbados/Busted And Pregnant (2009-06-22) — British teen Zara Whittaker is arrested at an airport trying to smuggle cocaine out of Barbados.
- E10: Betrayed In Ecuador (2009-07-29) — An unsuspecting woman, Zoe McGarry, is given a suitcase full of cocaine and is arrested when attempting to board a plane with it.
- E11: Sierra Leone/Jungle Siege (2009-08-05) — During a U.N. peace mission, a minor incident sparks nationwide fighting, leading Major Phil Ashby to flee his disarmament camp and chance survival in a daring escape through the j
- E12: Jamaica/Jamaican Getaway (2009-08-11) — T.K. White and her girlfriend are sent to Kingston's notorious central prison after attempting to smuggle marijuana.
- E13: India/Delhi/Party Girl (2009-08-19) — Clare Matthews quits her job and travels to India. But when money gets tight, she gambles for a quick payout: sending hash illegally to London via parcel. It works the first time,
Season 5
- E1: The Real Midnight Express (2010-06-30) — In intimate detail, Locked Up Abroad reveals Billy Hayes' real-life experience behind the Oscar-winning 1978 film, "Midnight Express."
- E2: Saddam's Iraq (2010-07-07) — When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, Tom Lynch and his fellow contractor John White decided to get out of Iraq while they still could, but were captured by Iraqi soldiers an
- E3: Tokyo Takedown (2010-07-14) — After accepting an offer to work as a hostess in Japan, Jackie Nichols meets a charming Israeli drug smuggler and agrees to smuggle hashish with him. She gets away with it four tim
- E4: Bangkok Underworld (2010-07-21) — A 28-year-old English teacher named Tim Schrader agrees to smuggle eight kilos of heroin into the U.S. to solve his financial problems. Although he knows he could receive the death
- E5: Spain / Smuggler Makeover (2010-07-28) — With his girlfriend pregnant, American musician Michael Morey needs money and agrees to smuggle cocaine from Quito to Spain. He barely makes it through Ecuadorian customs, but when
- E6: Panama / Colombia Ambush (2010-08-04) — A jungle adventure turns sour when American backpacker Mark Wedeven and his travel companions are taken hostage by armed guerilla soldiers in Panama.
Season 6
- E1: The Real Goodfella (2011-10-04) — Henry Hill–who inspired the movie Goodfellas–relays the true story of his rise and fall as a drug dealing wiseguy in the New York mob.
- E2: Saudi Bootlegger (2011-10-11) — Scottish chef Gordon Malloch arrives in Saudi Arabia to start a new life as a catering manager, but quickly finds himself a profitable sideline as a bootlegger.
- E3: Forbidden Love (2011-10-18) — Briton David Scott tells the story of finding his soulmate in the Philippines, and risking a 14-year prison sentence for adultery.
- E4: Mexico Money Machine (2011-10-25) — After heading to Mexico with a suitcase of fake money to buy drugs, California bodybuilder Jeremy Khinoo finds himself behind bars and in big trouble.
- E5: Heroin Sting (2011-11-01) — After being caught with a kilo of heroin in Mauritius, Brigene Young faces 45 years in jail unless she can help catch the drug traffickers. Young eventually served 7 years in priso
- E6: Daredevil Drug Runner (2011-11-08) — The tale of Chris Chance, whose daredevil life smuggling cannabis into the U.K. concealed in a rubber body suit leads to a nasty prison sentence at Carabanchel Prison.
- E7: The Cocaine Trap (2011-11-15) — Stephen Sutton gets caught up when he is offered $15,000 to transport cocaine disguised as gold, leading to an 11-year prison sentence.
- E8: Drug Dealer Revenge (2011-11-22) — Company director Robert Pringle is sentenced to seven years in a violent South-American lock-up after being pressured by his dealer to smuggle drugs.
- E9: Teenage Drug Smuggler (2011-11-29) — Vivian Carrasquillo faces a crash diet in jail after an attempt to raise funds for gastric bypass surgery by becoming a drug mule backfires.
- E10: Backstabbed in Thailand (2011-12-06) — Military veteran Kim Hood faces life behind bars in a squalid Thai prison after being caught smuggling 14 kilos of heroin with a friend, Lisa Taylor.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Banged Up Abroad have? 15 season(s) with 132 episodes.
Who created Banged Up Abroad? Bart Layton.
Where can I watch Banged Up Abroad? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.