The Tunnel (2013)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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

IMDb rating: 7.9 (12,143 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.83 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 46 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.7	487
2	Episode #1.2	7.7	397
3	Episode #1.3	7.7	373
4	Episode #1.4	7.8	357
5	Episode #1.5	7.6	348
6	Episode #1.6	7.8	334
7	Episode #1.7	7.9	334
8	Episode #1.8	8.0	328
9	Episode #1.9	8.1	334
10	Episode #1.10	8.0	367

Season 2 (2016)

8.19 avg 8 episodes 8.1 → 8.3 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	8.1	395
2	Episode #2.2	8.1	323
3	Episode #2.3	8.1	307
4	Episode #2.4	8.5	329
5	Episode #2.5	7.9	295
6	Episode #2.6	8.2	297
7	Episode #2.7	8.3	293
8	Episode #2.8	8.3	312

Season 3 (2017)

7.98 avg 6 episodes 8.0 → 8.3 48 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	8.0	344
2	Episode #3.2	7.8	283
3	Episode #3.3	8.0	272
4	Episode #3.4	7.8	270
5	Episode #3.5	8.0	260
6	Episode #3.6	8.3	393