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 (12,062 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): PBS · PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel · Thirteen · WETA+ · KQED · Hoopla
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.86 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.1 46 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.7	482
2	Episode #1.2	7.7	393
3	Episode #1.3	7.7	370
4	Episode #1.4	7.8	353
5	Episode #1.5	7.6	345
6	Episode #1.6	7.8	331
7	Episode #1.7	8.0	331
8	Episode #1.8	8.0	325
9	Episode #1.9	8.2	331
10	Episode #1.10	8.1	364

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	394
2	Episode #2.2	8.1	321
3	Episode #2.3	8.1	305
4	Episode #2.4	8.5	327
5	Episode #2.5	7.9	294
6	Episode #2.6	8.2	296
7	Episode #2.7	8.3	292
8	Episode #2.8	8.3	311

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	343
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	394