Big Trouble in Thailand
2009 · Bravo · 45 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Episode 6
Tue, 13 Oct, 1:00 pm
The police suspects a British couple for insurance fraud. Police Robert talks about the problems they have with the transvestites in the town of Chiang Mai. In Pattaya's prison you meet Mike, which after her divorce she went to Thailand and then decided to begin using drugs.
About
Wiith unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the Thai Tourist Police, Big Trouble in Thailand an action packed fly-on-the-wall series that follows Howard, Louise and Tim, specially recruited British ex-pats who have joined the formidable Thai tourist police force, to aid them in their difficult job policing fellow Westerners unaware and oblivious to Thailand's unfamiliar traditions, culture and rules.
Attracting nearly 1m British holidaymakers each year, with a good proportion of these completely unaware that fairly minor misdemeanours can mean grave consequences including prison sentences and having guns pulled on you, Bravo's cameras go beyond the idyllic beaches and tropical island life to capture a rare and fascinating insight into British holidaymakers as they party in paradise and discover the horrors that can happen when things go drastically wrong.
From adrenaline fuelled drug busts, organised tourist scams, scorned lady-boys, violent brothel disputes, bar room brawls, brutal murders, street robberies and sexual assaults, the series is filmed in the popular tourist hotspots of Koh Samui, Phuket, Bangkok, Pattaya and Chang Mai.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Tue, 8 Sept· 45 minFollowing British people in trouble with the Thai authorities, featuring a group of sailors falling victim to a scam and a woman arrested for drug possession.
- E02
Episode 2
Tue, 15 Sept· 45 minMicha goes on trial for cannabis possession, and a pair of mercenaries cause chaos in a strip club.
- E03
Episode 3
Tue, 22 Sept· 45 minMarcus Hilton is in prison for smuggling drugs and facing a possible death penalty. Three British people who are stationed in Thailand complain to the police that they have been cheated and lost big money in gold investment. Khun Phat reveals why so many British men paying for her company.
- E04
Episode 4
Tue, 29 Sept· 45 minIn Pattaya is the policeman Howard investigating exploitation of rare animals that are used by photographers to make money from tourists. On the border between Thailand and Burma are armed police working to chase drug smugglers. They also meet some British people who were on a plane that crashed into a control tower on the island of Koh Samui.
- E05
Episode 5
Tue, 6 Oct· 45 minThe police assist a group of tourists who have been robbed of their bags and passports. But police also suspects that it's all about insurance fraud. Two girls get into a voilent fight. The episode will also visit Bang Kwang prison, where there are many death row prisoners.
- E06
Episode 6
Tue, 13 Oct· 45 minThe police suspects a British couple for insurance fraud. Police Robert talks about the problems they have with the transvestites in the town of Chiang Mai. In Pattaya's prison you meet Mike, which after her divorce she went to Thailand and then decided to begin using drugs.