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"Banged Up Abroad" (2007): Season 2: Episode 8 -- British journalist Amardeep Bassey travels to Afghanistan on assignment, but ends up jailed in Pakistan on spying charges.
"Banged Up Abroad" (2007): :  -- Drawing information from a mysterious tomb, archaeologists write a new narrative for the life of Jesus that includes a family.
"Banged Up Abroad" (2007): :  -- A trip to Indonesia becomes a trip worse than could be imagined.
"Banged Up Abroad" (2007): :  -- Hopes for an escape are dashed when a midnight interrogation turns into an out-of-body experience.

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Dominic Colenso ... Paul (1 episode, 2007)
Glen Heggstad ... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
Jack Merivale ... Piers Hernu (1 episode, 2007)

Sophie Morton ... Krista Barnes (1 episode, 2007)
Madeleine Bowyer ... Gracia Burnham (1 episode, 2008)

Mayra Leal ... Lia McCord (1 episode, 2008)

Benjamin Northover ... Rhys Partridge (1 episode, 2008)

Ian Porter ... Mark Ross (1 episode, 2008)
Adrian Rawlins ... John (1 episode, 2008)
Tony Davis ... Donald MacNeil (1 episode, 2009)
Roger Evans ... David Evans (1 episode, 2009)
Claire Fishenden ... Zara Whittaker (1 episode, 2009)
Naomi Kerbel ... Lucy Baker (1 episode, 2009)
John McCraw ... Chris Parnell (1 episode, 2009)

Todd Boyce ... Glen Heggstad (1 episode, 2007)

Lucy Drive ... Jennifer Davies (1 episode, 2007)
Christopher Mountfield ... James (1 episode, 2007)
Ronan Summers ... Rhett (1 episode, 2007)
Mark Brighton ... Tony (1 episode, 2008)
Emma Cunniffe ... Camilla (1 episode, 2008)
Junade Khan ... Omar Saeed Sheikh (1 episode, 2008)
Jay Worthy ... Martin Burnham (1 episode, 2008)
Wendy Albiston ... Julie Goldstein (1 episode, 2009)
Victoria Alcock ... Maggie (1 episode, 2009)

Damian Holcombe ... Denis Wale (1 episode, 2009)
Richard Bravo ... Commandante (1 episode, 2007)
Adam Phillips ... Oz (1 episode, 2007)
Jennifer Almaguer ... Cindy (1 episode, 2008)
David Charles ... Bela Nuss (1 episode, 2008)
Gerry Cowper ... Pauline (1 episode, 2009)
Eleanor Swithinbank (1 episode, 2009)
Gorki Gustavo Flores ... Deputy Commandante (1 episode, 2007)
Francis Mayrand ... Eric (1 episode, 2007)
Kivan Robertson ... Houston Dealer (1 episode, 2008)
Puskar Gurung ... Customs Officer (1 episode, 2007)
Inez Viegas ... Anna (1 episode, 2007)
Shamit Mahbub Shahabuddin ... Police Inspector (1 episode, 2008)
Brian Abbott ... Tony (1 episode, 2007)
Runa Khan ... Customs Official (1 episode, 2008)
Piers Hernu ... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
Reetu Abdus Sattar ... Customs Official (1 episode, 2008)
Lucy Tripti Gomes ... Lia's Prison Friend (1 episode, 2008)
Andy Cheung ... Chen Ching-Hsing (1 episode, 2008)
Matt Ellis ... Cullen Thomas (1 episode, 2008)
Veronica Falcón ... Carmela (1 episode, 2008)
Megan Jones ... Christine Alexander (1 episode, 2008)

Rez Kempton ... Amardeep Bassey (1 episode, 2008)
Dimitri Leonidas ... Scott White (1 episode, 2008)
Jessica Sherman ... Rocket (1 episode, 2008)

Francis Adams ... Greg Williams (1 episode, 2009)
Lucy Baker ... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
Scott Campbell ... Himself (1 episode, 2009)

Joaquim de Castro ... Sebastian (1 episode, 2009)
Donald MacNeil ... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
Chris Parnell ... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
Denis Wale ... Himself (1 episode, 2009)

Brogan West ... Brendan Cosso (1 episode, 2009)
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Let's give Five some credit, 17 October 2007
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Author: Max_Planck from London, England

Five may not be the UK's most-watched terrestrial TV channel, but personally I think their programming is often far superior to either BBC1 or any of the ITV channels. They're particularly good at commissioning documentaries (which are a lot cheaper than drama, I guess), and have screened lively and informative docs covering everything from art, military history, engineering, medical issues to...well, you name it.

"Banged Up Abroad", produced by Raw TV, is a case in point. The reconstructions using actors are not cheesy (BBC, take note), the camera-work is not intrusive with faux-verite shakiness (everyone else, take note), it's well directed with the minimum of voice-over, and manages to extract heartfelt, and often very moving, narratives from the actual protagonists.

It also skillfully avoids falling into a trap of implicit racism concerning the foreign countries where people find themselves imprisoned. Very often conditions are shocking, and the prison system in question is failing miserably on inmates' rights, but the programme never lazily and simplistically portrays foreign nations as inherently corrupt and beyond-the-pale.

I've found every episode both gripping and illuminating from beginning to end. One can only imagine how hammy BBC1 would make it, with someone like Michael Burke doing the voice-over.

It's a shame that this series, currently airing, consists of only four episodes. This week they told the story of two American girls imprisoned in Peru, so perhaps they will continue to spread their net to relate the stories of other non-Brits. It would also be interesting to hear the stories of those not imprisoned for drug offences - how about the testimony of someone held at Guantanamo Bay?

Let's hope that this excellent programme has a third series.

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