Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)

Episode Overview

Title: A Kettle of Precious Fish Plot: A meticulously planned group of extortionists seizes a chartered fishing boat, abducting a number of businessmen on board. They relay ransom demands and directives to the victims’ spouses via phone. The NYPD steps in when they discover the charter captain, bound and under the influence of drugs, yet still breathing. As the investigation unfolds, the businessmen quietly strategize an uprising against their captors.