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
StatusEnded
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Season 1 of The Tunnel premiered on October 16, 2013
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.
Sabotage of The Tunnel premiered on March 7, 2016
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.
Vengeance of The Tunnel premiered on December 14, 2017
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?
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