Banged Up Abroad

Banged Up Abroad (rebadged as Locked Up Abroad for the National Geographic Channel, Preso en el extranjero in Latin America and previously Jailed Abroad in India) is a British documentary/docudrama television series created by Bart Layton that was produced for Channel Five and that premiered in March 2006. Most episodes feature stories of people who have been arrested while travelling abroad, usually for trying to smuggle illegal drugs, although some episodes feature people who were kidnapped or captured while traveling. Seven series have been broadcast so far, between 2006 and 2012.