The Tunnel

TV-142013•42m•7.5/10

Action & AdventureCrimeDramaMystery

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7.5/10(117)

The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. They later learn that the killer—who comes to be nicknamed the "Truth Terrorist"—is on a moral crusade to highlight many social problems, terrorising both countries in the process

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Production

Kudos, Canal+

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 16, 2013

Last Aired

January 18, 2018

Networks

Sky Atlantic, Canal+

Created By

Ben Richards

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2013-10-16

British and French detectives are brought together when a body is discovered inside the Channel Tunnel.

Episode 2

Air date: 2013-10-23

While the killer's second 'truth' unfolds, Stephen Beaumont crosses the paths of Karl and Elise once more.

Episode 3

Air date: 2013-10-30

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.

Episode 4

Air date: 2013-11-06

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.

Episode 5

Air date: 2013-11-13

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.

Episode 6

Air date: 2013-11-20

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?

Episode 7

Air date: 2013-11-27

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.

Episode 8

Air date: 2013-12-02

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.

Episode 9

Air date: 2013-12-09

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.