TV play about two lads sentenced to death in a foreign prison.

[Finnthedude]

I remember this from the early 80's I think. A TV play/drama about two teenage lads who, I think, had been caught smuggling drugs in a foreign country. The play mainly takes place in the cells they are locked in. One of the lads was seemingly unaware that he was being used as a drugs mule by the older lad who was the perpetrator.

They are monitored by a prison guard who is nice to them, I think he may have had a military uniform and a turban but I am not sure of this.

Just before their execution their hands are tied behind their backs and the younger lad says he'll never see his hands again. I think he appeals to the older lad to tell the authorities he was innocent but to no avail.

It was quite a harrowing play and I found it quite disturbing at the time.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Finnthedude.

[George 1978]

Re: TV play about two lads sentenced to death in a foreign prison.

I don't know myself, but it does sound as if it was an episode from one of those Play for Today series if it was on the BBC - Screen One / Two was an indirect successor which would have also shown plays like that but that was late 1980s and early 1990s.

[mark1970]

Re: TV play about two lads sentenced to death in a foreign prison.

Amongst Barbarians staring David Jason?

[Finnthedude]

Re: TV play about two lads sentenced to death in a foreign prison.

Amongst Barbarians staring David Jason?

Thank you mark1970, I think that's the one!

I didn't realise it was 1990, I incorrectly thought it to be much earlier. I also don't remember David Jason or Kathy Burke (imdb) being in it.

I can't find any actual videos but the wikipedia entry is pretty much the story I was thinking of.

Thank you for your knowledge.

Finnthedude.

[mark1970]

Re: TV play about two lads sentenced to death in a foreign prison.

Happy to be of service!