Locked Up Abroad
Locked Up Abroad tells true stories of ordinary people who ended up miles from home, in a foreign land in a situation beyond their worst nightmares.
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Locked Up Abroad tells true stories of ordinary people who ended up miles from home, in a foreign land in a situation beyond their worst nightmares.
Episodes
Korea
Season 1, Episode 1 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
Soon after Cullen Thomas and his girlfriend moved to Asia to teach English, Cullen was lured into drug smuggling by the tropical travel and easy money, After a short time in the South Korean drug industry, Cullen was arrested by the Korean police and eventually spent three and a half years in prison.
Uganda
Season 1, Episode 2 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
In March 1999, safari guide Mark Ross and 14 tourists were kidnapped in Uganda by Hutu rebels. These "Interahamwe" were involved in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The rebels forced the hostages to march for hours through impenetrable jungle, and then split them into two groups. Mark’s group negotiated a safe release at the Congo border, while the other group suffered a terrible fate.
Philippines
Season 1, Episode 3 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
While on their anniversary trip at a Filipino resort, Martin and Gracia are taken hostage along with 18 others by an Islamic extremist group, Abu Sayyaf. The terrorists keep the couple captive for over a year and demand $1 million for their release. During a gun battle with the Philippine army, Martin is killed, but Gracia escapes and reunites with her children.
Bangladesh
Season 1, Episode 4 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
Tempted by a $20,000 pay-off, 18-year-old Lia McCord agreed to smuggle packages of heroin from Bangladesh. In a dramatic downturn of events, she was caught at the airport with seven pounds of heroin strapped to her body and was sentenced to 30 years, narrowly escaping the death penalty. But, as a model prisoner, Lia came to the attention of Congressman Bill Richardson who appealed to the President of Bangladesh for her release.
Kuwait
Season 1, Episode 5 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
In the late 1980s, 19-year-old Scott White was living the high life in Kuwait City. He was offered a chance at easy money by selling drugs, but was arrested during his first deal and sentenced to five years. When Iraq invaded Kuwait and chaos set in, Scott escaped through a hole in the prison, trekked through the desert, was picked up by a Sudanese family, and finally fled back to the UK.
India
Season 1, Episode 6 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
Rhys Partridge was backpacking in India when he was kidnapped by radical Islamist Omar Saeed Sheikh—who trained under Osama Bin Laden and was later found to be involved in the beheading of Wall Street Journal reportor Daniel Pearl. Witness the riveting chronicle of Rhys' terrifying journey to freedom.
Pakistan
Season 1, Episode 7 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
In May 2002, British journalist Amardeep Bassey and his guide, Noushad, traveled by road from Pakistan to Afghanistan to report on the aftermath of the U.S.-led assault on al-Qaida and Taliban fighters. Their mission went as planned—until they tried to cross the border back into Pakistan. Amardeep was arrested and accused of being an Indian spy. For the next 28 days, he and Noushad endured imprisonment, solitary confinement and interrogations.
Lima
Season 1, Episode 8 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
When 20-year-old Russell Thoresen moved to the Florida Keys, he fell in love with a gorgeous girl named Kim. Russell thought he had found the love of his life—but paradise soon fell short when his beloved persuaded him to accompany her on a drug-smuggling trip to Peru. When Kim suddenly disappears, Russell is forced to smuggle the drugs himself, leading to a nightmare of three years locked up.
Malaysia
Season 1, Episode 9 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
While vacationing in Malaysia, Monique and Callie Strydom were brutally kidnapped by a Muslim militant group and held hostage for four months in the Philippines. Now, through firsthand accounts and dramatic re-enactments, National Geographic reveals their terrifying experience.
Taiwan
Season 1, Episode 10 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
Colonel McGill Alexander had just been posted to Taiwan as a diplomat. His family felt safe there–until Taiwan’s most wanted criminal, Chen Chin-hsing, broke into their home and held them at gunpoint, using them as pawns to free his imprisoned wife. McGill and his daughter were shot during a gun battle between the killer and the Taiwanese police. After a grueling 26 hours, the entire family was freed.
Ecuador
Season 1, Episode 11 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
American Daniel Van De Zande—out of work and desperate for cash—agreed to transport cocaine from Ecuador to Europe in exchange for $7,000. The plan seemed simple, but went awry when another mule was caught and betrayed Daniel to bargain down to a lesser sentence. Now, after three years behind bars, Daniel tells his harrowing story.
Cast and crew
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Katinka Newman
Director -
Carl Hindmarch
Director -
Barbie MacLaurin
Director, Writer -
Natalie Dunne
Andrea Mohr / Natalie Welsh / Zoe -
Max Wrottesley
David Harte / Gordon Malloch -
Manuel Villaseñor
Drug Boss / El Jefe -
Jerry Murillo
Diego's Henchman / Dominican Policeman -
Tato Alexander
Stephanie -
Carrell Lasso
Campbell / Peter -
Pablo Rueda
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Leigh Jones
David bladen / Gary Kelly -
Christian Zagia
Chosco / Colombian -
Leon Clingman
Bruno Pelizzari / Tony Spilotro -
Youssef Tounzi
Majid / Nouri -
Daniel Toro
Sgt. Cruz / Young Guy Dealer -
Dominic Colenso
Paul -
Jack Merivale
Piers Hernu -
Glen Heggstad
Self -
Sophie Morton
Krista Barnes -
Adrian Rawlins
John -
Mayra Leal
Lia McCord -
Ian Porter
Mark Ross -
Benn Northover
Rhys Partridge -
Madeleine Bowyer
Gracia Burnham -
Naomi Kerbel
Lucy Baker -
Tony Davis
Donald MacNeil -
Brogan West
Brendan Cosso -
Alberto Wolf
Alex Silva -
Bart Layton
Writer -
Fergus Colville
Writer
Additional information
Networks
National GeographicNetworks
Audio
EnglishAudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
2008Released year
Genres
Documentary/BioGenres
Duration
11 episodes (8 h 10 min)Duration
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |