Locked Up Abroad: Documentary/Docudrama TV Series

Banged Up Abroad (rebadged as Locked Up Abroad for the National Geographic Channel and Jailed Abroad in India) is a British documentary/docudrama television series that was produced for Channel Five and that premiered in March 2006. Banged Up Abroad features stories of people who have been arrested while travelling abroad, usually for trying to smuggle illegal drugs out of a country and have received lengthy prison sentences as a result.
A second series was broadcast in 2007, a third series during August and September 2008, and a fourth in October 2008.
The episodes typically follow the same format or structure. An episode contains a mix of original interview footage and reconstructed footage of their journey. The convicted or captured are shown talking about their experiences, over dramatic reenactments of their respective experiences. The episodes focus on the events leading up to the arrest or time in captivity.
In one case, at the end of the episode, the convicted are shown sitting with handcuffs on, where they are still in jail. In most cases the convicted or captured have returned home from where they are telling their story. In other cases the convicted or captured is shown revisiting the country of the incident.
Locked Up Abroad Season 5 Episode 3 (Forbidden Love) airs: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on National Geographic Channel.
Locked Up Abroad Season 5 Episode 4 (Mexico Money Machine) airs: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on National Geographic Channel. Synopsis of the episode: A man regrets his decision to obtain illegal prescription drugs in Mexico using counterfeit money he made on his computer.
Locked Up Abroad Season 5 Episode 7 (The Cocaine Trap) airs: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 10:00pm EDT on National Geographic Channel. Synopsis of the episode: An unemployed man is offered $15,000 to transport 'gold' from Argentina to Australia.