The essential episodes of The Tunnel
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Tunnel — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Inside the Channel Tunnel, on the borderline between Britain and France, the body of a woman is discovered. As the corpse is lifted it becomes clear that this is no ordinary murder. A thrilling and complex cross-Channel investigation ensues.
- 02
French police capture but then lose the prime suspect. Next, their lead detective goes missing. Things eventually start to fall into place though, but something is troubling Karl...
- 03
In the penultimate installment, things take a very nasty turn for Karl as police get within a hair's breadth of catching the killer. Will they make it in time?
- 04
Karl falls apart as the Truth Terrorist's change of direction becomes too much to bear. What will be the cost of catching their man? A hair-raising showdown begins.
- 05
Commander Elise Wassermann and DCI Karl Roebuck reunite for the second season of this high-octane geopolitical thriller. A French couple go missing from the Eurotunnel. Days later a passenger plane crashes into the Channel. Is it a terrible coincidence, or are the two tragedies connected?
- 06
Finding the Fourniers becomes a matter of national urgency when the crashed plane's black box reveals a terrifying possibility. Gripping crime drama.
- 07
As the hunt for the abducted couple continues, a hunch leads Karl to another body. Plus, a man steps forward with intriguing links to their missing man.
- 08
As the gripping crime drama continues, Karl and Elise receive a tip-off from a woman they believe knows Robert Fournier's whereabouts. But can she be trusted?
- 09
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.
- 10
An anonymous package gives Karl his biggest breakthrough in the case yet. Plus, the investigating team receive a clear and violent warning.
- 11
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.
- 12
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.
- 13
The investigation takes a bizarre and troubling turn when Winnie is sent a box containing a live rat with a set of co-ordinates leading to the latest victim of the Pied Piper.
- 14
Karl makes a foreboding discovery at Elise's apartment, and the pattern of missing people continues.
- 15
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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