Banged Up Abroad

Banged Up Abroad

TV-142007•45m•7.6/10

DocumentaryCrimeReality

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(16)

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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Production

RAW

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

March 31, 2007

Last Aired

December 7, 2022

Networks

National Geographic Channel, 5

Created By

Bart Layton

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)

E1

Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)

Air date: 2007-03-31

Scott Campbell and Lucy Baker are British travellers arrested in Mexico.

Australia (Mark's Story)

E2

Australia (Mark's Story)

Air date: 2007-04-07

Mark Knowles is arrested in Sydney after attempting to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. to Australia.

Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)

E3

Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)

Air date: 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).

Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)

E4

Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)

Air date: 2007-04-21

Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.

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