Episode 1
Episode 1
47m7.2 / 10
British and French detectives are brought together when a body is discovered inside the Channel Tunnel.
Episode credits
Guest stars Ruby Wild
TV series
The Tunnel
2013TV-143 seasons7.5 / 10
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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Synopsis
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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Episode 2
Episode 2
47m7.4 / 10
While the killer's second 'truth' unfolds, Stephen Beaumont crosses the paths of Karl and Elise once more.
Episode credits
Guest stars Ruby Wild
Episode 3
Episode 3
47m7.6 / 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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Guest stars Paul Blackwell, Mia Goth
Episode 4
Episode 4
47m7.9 / 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.
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Written by Chris LangGuest stars Mia Goth
Episode 5
Episode 5
47m7.6 / 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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Directed by Hettie MacdonaldGuest stars Mia Goth
Episode 6
Episode 6
47m5.8 / 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?
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Directed by Hettie Macdonald
Episode 7
Episode 7
47m7.5 / 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.
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Directed by Philip MartinGuest stars Paul Blackwell
Episode 8
Episode 8
47m7.7 / 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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Episode 9
Episode 9
47m7.5 / 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.
Episode credits
Written by Chris Lang
Episode 10
Episode 10
47m7.8 / 10finale
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.
Where to watch The TunnelEpisode information updated Sep 17, 2026
More about The Tunnel
Cast
Stephen DillaneKarl Roebuck
Clémence PoésyÉlise Wassermann
Thibault de MontalembertOlivier Pujol
Tobi BakareChucks Akinade
Joseph MawleStephen Beaumont
Tom BatemanDanny Hillier
Sigrid BouazizCécile Cabrillac
Cédric VieiraPhillipe ViotCredits
- Created by
- Ben Richards
- Written by
- Emilia di Girolamo, Chris Lang, Jamie Crichton, John Jackson, Louise Ironside
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 24
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Sky AtlanticUnited Kingdom
Canal+France
KudosUnited Kingdom- Canal+France
Themes
calaischannel tunneldeadenglish channeltunnel
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