Locked Up Abroad

True stories of ordinary people who ended up miles from home, in a foreign land in a situation beyond their worst nightmares.
IMDb 8.1200811 episodesTV-14
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Korea
    October 28, 2008
    44min
    TV-14
    National Geographic follows the story of a man lured into the South Korean drug industry.
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  2. S1 E2 - Uganda
    July 6, 2008
    45min
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    Witness the terrifying story of a tourist group's kidnapping by Hutu rebels in Uganda.
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  3. S1 E3 - Philippines
    July 20, 2008
    45min
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    An anniversary trip in the Philippines ends in a kidnapping by Islamic extremists.
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  4. S1 E4 - Bangladesh
    July 20, 2008
    44min
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    After a teenager is found with 7 pounds of heroin, she faces 30 years in a Bangladesh prison.
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  5. S1 E5 - Kuwait
    July 27, 2008
    45min
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    After being arrested for selling drugs, Scott White made a daring escape during the Iraqi invasion.
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  6. S1 E6 - India
    September 7, 2008
    44min
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    Witness Rhys Partridge's terrifying journey to freedom after being kidnapped by a radical Islamist terrorist.
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  7. S1 E7 - Pakistan
    September 14, 2008
    45min
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    While on assignment, a British journalist is charged with spying and imprisoned in Pakistan.
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  8. S1 E8 - Lima
    September 28, 2008
    45min
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    When Russell Thoresen smuggled drugs for love, he ended up alone, in a three-year nightmare.
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  9. S1 E9 - Malaysia
    October 5, 2008
    44min
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    Witness the terrifying ordeal of vacationers brutally kidnapped by a Muslim militant group.
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  10. S1 E10 - Taiwan
    October 12, 2008
    44min
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    Held at gunpoint by Taiwan's most wanted criminal, the Alexander family endured a grueling 26 hours.
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  11. S1 E11 - Ecuador
    October 26, 2008
    45min
    TV-14
    Follow the harrowing story of a drug run gone bad when a fellow mule makes a deal with prosecutors.
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