The Tunnel

Season 1

2013 · 10 episodes · 7h 50m in all · 7.4/10

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

1. 

   1. Episode 1

   16 Oct 2013 · 47 min · 7.2/10

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

2. 

   2. Episode 2

   23 Oct 2013 · 47 min · 7.4/10

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

3. 

   3. Episode 3

   30 Oct 2013 · 47 min · 7.6/10

   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.

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   4. Episode 4

   6 Nov 2013 · 47 min · 7.9/10

   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. 

   5. Episode 5

   13 Nov 2013 · 47 min · 7.6/10

   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.

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   6. Episode 6

   20 Nov 2013 · 47 min · 5.8/10

   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. 

   7. Episode 7

   27 Nov 2013 · 47 min · 7.5/10

   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. 

   8. Episode 8

   2 Dec 2013 · 47 min · 7.7/10

   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.

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   9. Episode 9

   9 Dec 2013 · 47 min · 7.5/10

   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.

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    10. Episode 10

    9 Dec 2013 · 47 min · 7.8/10

    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.