Nikki Roberts came face to face with a side of Africa tourists never see, leaving her in prison.

Episode 1, Nightmare in Kenya

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True Crime

Presenting real-life tales of foreign dreams that became bone-chilling nightmares, Paradise Lost captures what it's like to be in the wrong place at the wrong time…and a long way from home.

Paradise Lost

Series 1

Presenting real-life tales of foreign dreams that became bone-chilling nightmares...

Phil and Lyn's new life in Africa came crashing down when they fell victim to an elaborate con.

Episode 2, Diamonds and Voodoo

Mark's dream job in Kazakhstan became a nightmare when he fell on the wrong side of a local power broker.

Episode 3, Busted in Boomtown

When Samantha went to Mexico she thought she'd met the man of her dreams, but then he vanished with her baby.

Episode 4, Baby Snatcher

Tom was living an idyllic life in Columbia, until one snap decision left him on the brink of death.

Episode 5, Kidnap and Ransom

When Cynthia and Ulises opened their shop in Mexico they very wrongly thought they had found their paradise.

Episode 6, Blood in the Desert

A normal day in Bonanza for Manley Guarducci turned into a nightmare when he was held at gunpoint.

Episode 7, High Stakes in Bonanza

Joanne's holiday romance seemed like the perfect situation but suddenly left her fearing for her life.