Banged Up Abroad

The shocking story of actor Erik Aude, who was tricked into smuggling opium. Arrested in Pakistan, many believed he wouldn't survive his seven-year sentence.

Down on his luck magician Mark Greening resorts to bringing illegal drugs into Japan. However, what looks like easy money turns into five years of forced labour.

Explores how broke British student Lucy Wright became accused of smuggling cocaine, and was forced to flee across South America to escape jail.

Adventure seeker Thomas Hamill's job driving trucks in Iraq leads to a terrifying spell in captivity after being kidnapped by insurgents.

Busted for drug smuggling, life in a Mexico jail becomes a living hell for Dwight Yorker, who winds up dressing as a woman in an audacious bid for freedom.

Struggling to pay her mortgage, newly single mum-of-three Ruthie Lambert agreed to smuggle cocaine, however the much needed cash came at a terrible price.