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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- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes aired
- 24
- Latest aired
- S03E06
- Total runtime
- 19h 9min
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 2013 – December 2013 10 episodes
- the show was away for 2 years and 2 months
- Season 2 March 2016 8 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 8 months
- Season 3 December 2017 – January 2018 6 episodes
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S01E01 Episode 1
October 16 · 47min find the promo
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British and French detectives are brought together when a body is discovered inside the Channel Tunnel.
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S01E02 Episode 2
October 23 · 47min find the promo
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While the killer's second 'truth' unfolds, Stephen Beaumont crosses the paths of Karl and Elise once more.
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S01E03 Episode 3
October 30 · 47min find the promo
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The police face a race against time to identify and capture the killer as he steps up his campaign, targeting a further elderly victim in his 'moral' crusade.
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S01E04 Episode 4
November 6 · 47min find the promo
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Karl and Elise battle to locate an elderly soldier before he freezes to death at the hands of the killer. Meanwhile, runaway teen Sophie puts her trust in Benji.
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S01E05 Episode 5
November 13 · 47min find the promo
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The Truth Terrorist's third truth begins as Benji carries out his Samurai mission. The police hope to use teenage runaway Sophie to help trap the killer.
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S01E06 Episode 6
November 20 · 47min find the promo
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As the killer's incendiary fourth truth begins, Karl and Elise's suspicions fall on Stephen Beaumont. A manhunt begins, but is he the correct suspect?
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S01E07 Episode 7
November 27 · 47min find the promo
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Police think they may finally have a lead as the serial killer's actions escalate in his fifth and final 'truth', inciting mob violence in England and France.
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S01E08 Episode 8
December 2 · 47min find the promo
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French police capture but then lose the prime suspect before Elise mysteriously disappears. As Karl searches Danny's flat, things start to fall into place.
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S01E09 Episode 9
December 9 · 47min find the promo
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In the cross-Channel crime thriller's penultimate instalment, events take a nasty turn for Karl as police get within a hair's breadth of catching the killer.
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S01E10 Episode 10
December 9 · 47min find the promo
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The tense crime drama comes to an unmissable climax as Karl falls apart when the Truth Terrorist's change of direction becomes too much to bear.