Banged up Abroad

American mum Ruthie turns to smuggling cocaine from Peru to make ends meet. Caught and imprisoned, she discovers she has incurable cancer and flees to see her family before she dies. (S6 Ep6)

A student nurse had a promising career before succumbing to a crack cocaine addiction. To clear her debts, she smuggles cocaine out of Argentina and goes on the run when caught. (S6 Ep3)

British nurse Stephen Comiskey moves to Saudi Arabia for work, but when he learns homosexuality is punishable by death, he must hide his sexuality. How long can he keep his secret? (S6 Ep7)

A pole dancer thought she'd landed a dream job teaching lap dancing in the Caribbean, but her and her husband are soon forced at gunpoint to smuggle cocaine. Will they survive prison? (S6 Ep9)

A party-loving magician's holiday romance leads to a pregnancy. When he struggles to find work, he becomes a hash mule - and soon finds himself in one of the world's strictest prisons. (S6 Ep2)

Actor Erik Aude is on top of the world in Hollywood, until a trip to Pakistan turns deadly - arrested for unknowingly smuggling opium, he must survive torture and clear his name. (S6 Ep1)

Dwight smuggles cocaine to the U.S. under a fake cast but is sent to Mexico's Black Palace prison when caught. After brutal attacks, he seizes a chance to escape dressed as a woman. (S6 Ep5)

Erez and Reini are among eight backpackers kidnapped by guerrillas in northern Colombia. As months pass, the group splits between cooperation and resistance, with brutal consequences. (S6 Ep8)

Seeking adventure, Thomas Hamill joins the U.S. military as a civilian truck driver in Iraq. When his convoy is attacked and he's taken hostage, he must find a way to survive captivity. (S6 Ep4)