The Tunnel
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
Cast
Stephen Dillane
Karl Roebuck
Clémence Poésy
Élise Wassermann
Thibault de Montalembert
Olivier Pujol
Cédric Vieira
Phillipe Viot
Angel Coulby
Laura Roebuck
William Ash
Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski
India Ria Amarteifio
Maya Roebuck
Seasons
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.
E1Episode 1
Oct 16, 2013
British and French detectives are brought together when a body is discovered inside the Channel Tunnel.
E2Episode 2
Oct 23, 2013
While the killer's second 'truth' unfolds, Stephen Beaumont crosses the paths of Karl and Elise once more.
E3Episode 3
Oct 30, 2013
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.
E4Episode 4
Nov 6, 2013
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.
E5Episode 5
Nov 13, 2013
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.
E6Episode 6
Nov 20, 2013
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?
E7Episode 7
Nov 27, 2013
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.
E8Episode 8
Dec 2, 2013
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.
E9Episode 9
Dec 9, 2013
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.
E10Episode 10
Dec 9, 2013
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.
While Elise Wassermann and Karl Roebuck are back to investigate the case of a French couple who are abducted from the Eurotunnel, the case gets complicated by a plane crash into the Channel.
E1Episode 1
Mar 7, 2016
Elise Wasserman and Karl Roebuck investigate when a couple are abducted from the Channel Tunnel in front of their young daughter. Events take a dramatic turn when a plane crashes into the Channel.
E2Episode 2
Mar 7, 2016
The hunt for Madeleine becomes a matter of international urgency but Elise's investigation slows as she is forced to keep new evidence from Karl. Further links between the abduction and plane clash are discovered.
E3Episode 3
Mar 14, 2016
As the investigation continues and terrorists plan a further attack in France, a man comes forward with links to Robert. Elise uncovers disturbing facts about Eryka's past and Karl follows a hunch.
E4Episode 4
Mar 14, 2016
Karl and Elise receive a tip-off from a woman they believe knows Robert Fournier's whereabouts. But can she be trusted?
E5Episode 5
Mar 21, 2016
An unexpected revelation threatens to turn Karl's life upside-down. Meanwhile, Eryka reaches out to Elise and Rosa offers the team a cryptic clue.
E6Episode 6
Mar 21, 2016
An anonymous package gives Karl his biggest breakthrough in the case yet. Plus, the investigating team receive a clear and violent warning.
E7Episode 7
Mar 28, 2016
The team are forced to strike a deal with Vanessa. Meanwhile, someone tries to warn Karl off the case and Elise crosses a line she may quickly come to regret.
E8Episode 8
Mar 28, 2016
A lethal attack is launched and Elise and Karl's lives are thrown into jeopardy as the second series of the gripping crime drama ends in a nail-biting showdown.
A stolen fishing boat found adrift and on fire in the English channel turns into a new case for Karl and Elise. Together and apart, they are forced to grapple with decisions they have made and must make decisions that cut to the deadly heart of the matter: what is the value of a single life?
E1Episode 1
Dec 14, 2017
A burning fishing boat found on the Channel turns into a new case for Karl and Elise in the third and final chapter of the series.
E2Episode 2
Dec 21, 2017
A shocking discovery is made at an immigration removal centre alongside a sinister animation containing a hidden message.
E3Episode 3
Dec 28, 2017
The investigation steps up when Winnie is sent a live rat in a box, with a set of co-ordinates leading to the Pied Piper’s latest victim. Meanwhile, Karl’s disapproval turns to concern when he learns the extent of Elise’s distress over the Moreau case. In English and French
E4Episode 4
Jan 4, 2018
As a young mother-to-be helps Karl and Elise with their enquiries a new development threatens to tear the pair's partnership apart.
E5Episode 5
Jan 11, 2018
Karl makes a foreboding discovery at Elise’s apartment, and the pattern of missing people continues.
E6Episode 6
Jan 18, 2018
In the final episode, Karl and Elise face a tense and gripping showdown with the Pied Piper, while the truth about the Moreau abduction is revealed at last.
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Storyline
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
