The Tunnel — Season 1
When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the UK and France, presumably under the sea, detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann are sent to investigate. The police are
About this season
When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the UK and France, presumably under the sea, detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann are sent to investigate. The police are forced into an uneasy international alliance after a shocking crime scene discovery.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode 1
6.9Aired 16 October 2013 • 47 min
British and French detectives are brought together when a body is discovered inside the Channel Tunnel.
2. Episode 2
7.3Aired 23 October 2013 • 47 min
While the killer's second 'truth' unfolds, Stephen Beaumont crosses the paths of Karl and Elise once more.
3. Episode 3
7.4Aired 30 October 2013 • 47 min
The police face a race against time to identify and capture the killer as he steps up his campaign, targeting a further elderly victim in his 'moral' crusade.
4. Episode 4
7.5Aired 6 November 2013 • 47 min
Karl and Elise battle to locate an elderly soldier before he freezes to death at the hands of the killer. Meanwhile, runaway teen Sophie puts her trust in Benji.
5. Episode 5
7.3Aired 13 November 2013 • 47 min
The Truth Terrorist's third truth begins as Benji carries out his Samurai mission. The police hope to use teenage runaway Sophie to help trap the killer.
6. Episode 6
5.3Aired 20 November 2013 • 47 min
As the killer's incendiary fourth truth begins, Karl and Elise's suspicions fall on Stephen Beaumont. A manhunt begins, but is he the correct suspect?
7. Episode 7
7.0Aired 27 November 2013 • 47 min
Police think they may finally have a lead as the serial killer's actions escalate in his fifth and final 'truth', inciting mob violence in England and France.
8. Episode 8
7.2Aired 2 December 2013 • 47 min
French police capture but then lose the prime suspect before Elise mysteriously disappears. As Karl searches Danny's flat, things start to fall into place.
9. Episode 9
7.0Aired 9 December 2013 • 47 min
In the cross-Channel crime thriller's penultimate instalment, events take a nasty turn for Karl as police get within a hair's breadth of catching the killer.
10. Episode 10
7.2Aired 9 December 2013 • 47 min
The tense crime drama comes to an unmissable climax as Karl falls apart when the Truth Terrorist's change of direction becomes too much to bear.