Banged Up Abroad
Season 7
2012 • 10 Episodes
Episodes
1. From Hollywood to Hell
April 25, 2012
When young actor Erik Audé discovers that he was tricked into smuggling opium out of Pakistan, he must fight to stay alive and clear his name.
2. The Juggler Smuggler
May 2, 2012
Travelling magician Mark Greening juggles a young family with a budding hash-smuggling business after moving to Japan, but he soon gets caught.
3. Escape from Argentina
May 9, 2012
Lucy Wright is a nursing student when her life goes from bad to worse to hell. Her boyfriend leaves, she becomes addicted to crack, and the bills keep piling up.
4. Highway to Hell
May 16, 2012
Adventure-seeker Thomas Hamill takes a job driving trucks in Iraq, leading to a terrifying time in captivity after being kidnapped by insurgents.
5. Black Palace of Horrors
May 23, 2012
Dwight Worker is busted in Mexico for smuggling coke and attempts a daring escape from one of the country's most notorious prison.
6. Cocaine Mule Mom
May 30, 2012
Ruthie Lambert, a middle-aged mother of three, decides to smuggle drugs to make ends meet. She is imprisoned for years but eventually escapes by bribing a corrupt official.
7. Dangerous Liaisons
June 6, 2012
British nurse Stephen Comiskey, who takes a job in Saudi Arabia to support his family, draws the unwelcome attention of the Saudi religious police after a series of illicit gay affairs.
8. Colombian Kidnap
June 13, 2012
Erez Eltawil and Reini Weigel are among eight backpackers who are snatched by guerrillas during a trek in remote northern Colombia.
9. Caribbean Nightmare
June 20, 2012
David and Jayne Bladen's dream of a new life overseas turns into a nightmare journey of drug smuggling and violence culminating in 20 months behind bars.
10. Son of Saddam
June 27, 2012
Iraqi soldier Latif Yahia describes how he was summoned to Saddam Hussein's palace and forced to become the body double of the dictator's eldest and most notorious son, Uday.