Locked Up Abroad

Locked Up Abroad

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The critically-acclaimed Locked Up Abroad series returns for a new season, taking viewers inside firsthand accounts of kidnapping, imprisonment, and pure terror far from home. Combining revealing personal interviews with dramatic re-enactments, each episode focuses on one extraordinary situation, recounting the brutality, the bravery and, in some cases, the bad decisions that put the traveler in the wrong place at the wrong time.
IMDb 8.2/10201010 seasons
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6 episodes

  • 1. The Real Midnight Express

    1. The Real Midnight Express

    In intimate detail, Locked Up Abroad reveals Billy Hayes' real-life experience behind the Oscar-winning 1978 film, "Midnight Express."
    In intimate detail, Locked Up Abroad reveals Billy Hayes' real-life experience behind the Oscar-winning 1978 film, "Midnight Express."
    TV-14
    46min
    Jun 29, 2010
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  • 2. Saddam's Iraq

    2. Saddam's Iraq

    Follow the story of oil field contractors in Iraq that found themselves in a two-month-nightmare after attempting to flee the country on the heels of impending war.
    Follow the story of oil field contractors in Iraq that found themselves in a two-month-nightmare after attempting to flee the country on the heels of impending war.
    TV-14
    46min
    Jul 6, 2010
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  • 3. Tokyo

    3. Tokyo

    Witness the grueling sentence Jackie Nichols faces after attempting to smuggle hashish in Japan.
    Witness the grueling sentence Jackie Nichols faces after attempting to smuggle hashish in Japan.
    TV-14
    45min
    Jul 13, 2010
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  • 4. Bangkok

    4. Bangkok

    An English teacher in Bangkok is sentenced to life in prison after attempting to smuggle heroin for a $10,000 pay-out.
    An English teacher in Bangkok is sentenced to life in prison after attempting to smuggle heroin for a $10,000 pay-out.
    TV-14
    50min
    Jul 20, 2010
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  • 5. Spain

    5. Spain

    A music-loving hippie agrees to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe to earn some extra money for a baby on the way.
    A music-loving hippie agrees to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe to earn some extra money for a baby on the way.
    TV-14
    50min
    Jul 27, 2010
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  • 6. Panama

    6. Panama

    A jungle adventure turns sour when American backpacker Mark Wedeven and his travel companions are taken hostage by armed guerilla soldiers in Panama.
    A jungle adventure turns sour when American backpacker Mark Wedeven and his travel companions are taken hostage by armed guerilla soldiers in Panama.
    TV-14
    50min
    Aug 3, 2010
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    • Locked Up Abroad
    DocumentaryDramaGritty
    IMDb 8.2/10201010 seasons
    The critically-acclaimed Locked Up Abroad series returns for a new season, taking viewers inside firsthand accounts of kidnapping, imprisonment, and pure terror far from home. Combining revealing personal interviews with dramatic re-enactments, each episode focuses on one extraordinary situation, recounting the brutality, the bravery and, in some cases, the bad decisions that put the traveler in the wrong place at the wrong time.
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Katinka NewmanCarl HindmarchFergus ColvilleBarbie MacLaurinNeil RawlesBen ChananDavid BartlettHarry HewlandSebastian SmithBen Reid
    Cast
    Natalie DunneJames Oliver WheatleyMax WrottesleyAshton SpearMike CapozzolaManuel VillaseñorJerry MurilloTato AlexanderCarrell LassoPablo Rueda
    Studio
    National Geographic Channel
    Reviews
    4.6 out of 5 stars

    89 global ratings

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      14%
    3. 3 star
      4%
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    Content advisory
    TV-14
    Flashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
    Audio languages
    5.1
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]

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