Locked Up Abroad
Dream adventures turn into hellish nightmares for the travelers featured in this series, which recounts through first-hand interviews and re-enactments their experiences of being arrested in a foreign country for drug smuggling, and how they coped with the resulting lengthy prison terms.
SEASON 8
SEASON 8
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S8 E7 - Gaddafi's American PrisonerMatthew VanDyke was captured by Qaddafi's men.TV-14 | 02.15.2018
47:24
S8 E6 - Bad BromanceU.S. Naval Officer Lemar Burton's attempts at survival.TV-14 | 02.08.2018
47:24
S8 E5 - Mexican Border BustSteve Peterson's marijuana operation was going to plan until Mexican cops drove past.TV-14 | 02.01.2018
47:26
S8 E4 - Double Crossed in the DesertJournalist Phil Cox is taken hostage in Sudan.TV-14 | 01.25.2018
46:52
S8 E3 - Narco at NineteenA drug courier is tricked; a teen moves drugs from Colombia.TV-14 | 01.18.2018
47:24
S8 E2 - Escape from Al QaedaMatthew Schrier is kidnapped by the Syrian Al Qaeda.TV-14 | 01.11.2018
47:26
S8 E1 - Breaking Bad in BritainDrug dealer Pieter Tritton is forced to go on the run.TV-14 | 01.04.2018
SEASON 7
SEASON 7
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S7 E10 - Hunting Mr. NiceWhen British schoolteacher Howard Marks agrees to help an old friend finish off a drug deal, he has no idea that it will be the start of a new career.TV-PG | 06.12.2013
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S7 E9 - Fast, Furious and BustedHot-shot street racer Rick breaks into cars to support his young family but soon he's involved in a criminal gang and the police are on his tail.TV-14 | 06.05.2013
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S7 E8 - Vegas MobsterVegas 1979, and Frank Cullotta's 'Hole in the Wall' gang is becoming notorious. The FBI catches up to him and while not exactly 'locked up abroad,' he enters witness protection. Now Frank shares his mob secrets.TV-14 | 05.29.2013
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S7 E7 - Hippie MafiaEddie Padilla is living the 'high life' and drug smuggling to support his cocaine habit. But a run-in with the Peruvian police sends him to a prison called 'House of the Devil.' Eddie tells the story of his daring escape.TV-14 | 05.22.2013
44:28
S7 E6 - Mexican Prison EscapeTwo surfers caught smuggling escaped their Mexican jail.TV-14 | 05.15.2013
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S7 E5 - The Real ArgoHear the real story behind the Academy Award-winning movie 'Argo' from those who inspired it. Locked Up Abroad sits down with Antonio Mendez, the CIA officer portrayed by Ben Affleck, along with former hostages.TV-PG | 05.05.2013
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S7 E4 - Buried AliveFor Roy Hallums, a routine trip to the office turned into the fight for his life. In 2004, the 20-year Navy veteran was working in Iraq when he was suddenly kidnapped. Locked Up Abroad goes inside his harrowing story of survival.TV-14 | 05.01.2013
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S7 E3 - Raving ArizonaShaun Attwood left England to be a stockbroker in America. He soon finds himself dealing ecstasy and living the high life. When he angers a mafia boss, he retreats to being a stockbroker, but it proves to be too little too late.TV-14 | 04.24.2013
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S7 E2 - Snakes on a PlaneTom Crutchfield smuggled snakes, tarantulas and king cobras around the world. But when the U.S. builds a case against him, Tom escapes to Belize. There, authorities imprison him without electricity or plumbing.TV-14 | 04.17.2013
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S7 E1 - Vietnam POWS: McCain & BraceThe story of Vietnam POWs Ernie Brace and John McCain.TV-14 | 04.17.2013
