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The Tunnel

The Tunnel

20137.53 Seasons24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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

NetworksSky AtlanticCanal+

Top Cast

Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Karl Roebuck

Clémence Poésy

Clémence Poésy

Élise Wassermann

Thibault de Montalembert

Thibault de Montalembert

Olivier Pujol

Cédric Vieira

Cédric Vieira

Phillipe Viot

Angel Coulby

Angel Coulby

Laura Roebuck

William Ash

William Ash

Boleslaw 'BB' Borowski

India Ria Amarteifio

India Ria Amarteifio

Maya Roebuck

Themes & Keywords

english channeldeadtunnelcalaischannel tunnel

About The Tunnel

The Tunnel is a action & adventure, crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of english channel, dead, tunnel, calais, channel tunnel. it stars Stephen Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Thibault de Montalembert. 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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