The Real Midnight Express
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2010
In intimate detail, Locked Up Abroad reveals Billy Hayes' real-life experience behind the Oscar-winning 1978 film, "Midnight Express".
Episodes
Saddam's Iraq
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2010
Follow the story of oil field contractors in Iraq that found themselves in a two-month-nightmare after attempting to flee the country on the heels of impending war.
Tokyo Takedown
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2010
Witness the grueling sentence Jackie Nichols faces after attempting to smuggle hashish in Japan.
Bangkok Underworld
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jul 21, 2010
An English teacher in Bangkok is sentenced to life in prison after attempting to smuggle heroin for a $10,000 pay-out.
Spain/Smuggler Makeover
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Jul 28, 2010
A music-loving hippie agrees to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador to Europe to earn some extra money for a baby on the way.
Panama/Colombia Ambush
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2010
A jungle adventure turns sour when American backpacker Mark Wedeven and his travel companions are taken hostage by armed guerilla soldiers in Panama.