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The Best Episodes of Banged Up Abroad

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Every episode of Banged Up Abroad ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Banged Up Abroad!

The Best Episodes of Banged Up Abroad

Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
  1. Background image for Colombian Kidnap
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Colombian Kidnap

    S7:E8

    Erez Eltawil and Reini Weigel are among eight backpackers who are snatched by guerrillas during a trek in remote northern Colombia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Son of Saddam
    8.4/10(129 votes)

    #2 - Son of Saddam

    S7:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Black Palace of Horrors
    8.2/10(44 votes)

    #3 - Black Palace of Horrors

    S7:E5

    Dwight Worker is busted in Mexico for smuggling coke and attempts a daring escape from one of the country's most notorious prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)
    8.0/10(45 votes)

    #4 - Thailand (The Sandra Gregory Story)

    S1:E4

    Sandra Gregory is arrested in Thailand trying to smuggle heroin into Japan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Escape from Argentina
    7.9/10(49 votes)

    #5 - Escape from Argentina

    S7:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Australia (Mark's Story)
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #6 - Australia (Mark's Story)

    S1:E2

    Mark Knowles is arrested in Sydney after attempting to smuggle cocaine from the U.S. to Australia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)
    7.7/10(43 votes)

    #7 - Costa Rica/Mexico (Scott and Lucy's Story)

    S1:E1

    Scott Campbell and Lucy Baker are British travellers arrested in Mexico.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Highway to Hell
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #8 - Highway to Hell

    S7:E4

    Adventure-seeker Thomas Hamill takes a job driving trucks in Iraq, leading to a terrifying time in captivity after being kidnapped by insurgents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)
    7.6/10(36 votes)

    #9 - Venezuela/Margarita Island (Denis and Donald's Story)

    S1:E3

    Donald McNeil, a yachtsman, is arrested after being pressured to collect an enormous shipment of cocaine worth 30 million pounds (more than $43.2 million in U.S. dollars).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Juggler Smuggler
    7.4/10(37 votes)

    #10 - The Juggler Smuggler

    S7:E2

    Travelling magician Mark Greening juggles a young family with a budding hash-smuggling business after moving to Japan, but he soon gets caught.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Dangerous Liaisons
    7.2/10(31 votes)

    #11 - Dangerous Liaisons

    S7:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Caribbean Nightmare
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Caribbean Nightmare

    S7:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Cocaine Mule Mom
    7.1/10(33 votes)

    #13 - Cocaine Mule Mom

    S7:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for From Hollywood to Hell
    6.5/10(73 votes)

    #14 - From Hollywood to Hell

    S7:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story/Peruvian Prison Nightmare)
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    #15 - Peru (Krista and Jennifer's Story/Peruvian Prison Nightmare)

    S2:E1

    Krista Barnes and Jennifer Davis are two American women arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine out of Peru.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)
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    #16 - Venezuela (James and Paul's Story)

    S2:E2

    Jim Miles and Paul Loseby, two British teenagers, are arrested in Venezuela for trying to smuggle drugs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Nepal (Piers' Story)
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    #17 - Nepal (Piers' Story)

    S2:E3

    Piers Hernu, a dual British-French traveller, is arrested trying to smuggle 28 kilos of gold bullion from Hong Kong to Nepal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Colombia
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    #18 - Colombia

    S2:E4

    The Colombian National Liberation Army kidnaps American adventurer Glen Heggstad.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Uganda: Death in the Jungle
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    #19 - Uganda: Death in the Jungle

    S2:E5

    Safari guide Mark Ross and his tour group are kidnapped by Hutu rebels in Uganda.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Nightmare in Chechnya
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    #20 - Nightmare in Chechnya

    S2:E6

    Jon James and Camilla Carr move from England to contribute to a children's centre in war torn Chechnya... only to be kidnapped for ransom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for India: Hostage to Terror
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    #21 - India: Hostage to Terror

    S2:E7

    Rhys Partridge and Béla Nuss are kidnapped by British terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh while travelling in India.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Philippines: Fatal Mission
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    #22 - Philippines: Fatal Mission

    S2:E8

    Gracia and Martin Burnham, Christian missionaries in the Philippines, are kidnapped by members of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim fundamentalist group.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Malaysia
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    #23 - Malaysia

    S2:E9

    While vacationing in Malaysia, Monique and Callie Strydom are kidnapped by a Muslim militant group and held hostage for four months in the Philippines.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Cuzco
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    #24 - Cuzco

    S3:E1

    Simon's trip to Peru is initiated by his friend Sarah Jackson who convinces him to smuggle drugs. Things turn bad for Simon when he is handed a lengthy prison sentence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Bangladesh
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    #25 - Bangladesh

    S3:E2

    Lia McCord, an American teenager, is arrested in Bangladesh for trying to smuggle heroin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Colombian Kidnap" is the best rated episode of "Banged Up Abroad". It scored 8.6/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/13/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Son of Saddam".