Hunted
5.5/10
Channel 4 Running Drama • Thriller
8 Seasons · 50 Episodes · Premiered September 10, 2015
The real-life thriller where ordinary people go on the run from a team of expert hunters. Where will they hide? Who can they trust? What would YOU do?
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Channel 4
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 10 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The hunters pursue Dr Ricky Allen as he flees north, while in London the stress mounts as Emily and Lauren devise an intriguing plan in an attempt to evade detection
E02
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 17 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The team of expert hunters have two new fugitives Harinder and Davinder Singh to pursue, while Dr Ricky Allen is still undetected in Scotland
E03
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 24 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Spooked and with a price on his head, Dr Ricky Allen heads south to London, while Emily flees without Lauren, convinced she is about to be captured
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 1 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The hunters are on the trail of friends Stephen Hardiker and Martin Cole who escape using canal towpaths to travel to Wales, while Adam Young anxiously hides out in the Dales
E05
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 8 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Newlyweds Adam and Emma Channell plan to go off grid in remote areas, while 21-year-old Freddie Young is on the run with his mother-in-law. Emily Dredge chances a visit back home.
E06
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 15 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
In this dramatic final show the race is on for the remaining fugitives: Stephen, Martin, Emily and Lauren to reach a pre-arranged 'extraction point' and secure freedom
Season 2
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 22 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000
75 min
Fugitive Nick begins his tentative journey by bicycle, while teammates Anna and Elizabeth head off to the countryside, and amputee veterans Kirk and Jeremy waste no time in their daring mission
E02
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 29 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
It's 10 days in, and the hunters' frustration is running high, following ex soldiers' Kirk and Jeremy's daring escape. Will the hunters' fortunes change, as the boys turn to their support network again? Chief Bleksley launches a key weapon in the fight against the fugitives - a mass media campaign turning the UK's citizens into their eyes and ears. Yorkshire girls Anna and Elizabeth are the first to fall prey to the hunter's spies and panic rises as they realise just how hard it is to escape from a remote Scottish village. In the south of England old university friends Hamish and Mikaela risk everything as they struggle to combine the comforts of the good life with keeping a low profile.
E03
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 6 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
As the halfway mark approaches the pressure is on. Chief Bleksley deploys tracker dogs and aerial drones, determined to prevent any of the fugitives from winning £100,000.
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 13 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The investigation takes an intensively psychological turn, as the hunters search for chinks in the fugitives' armour. Mind games begin and paranoia sets in, as the Yorkshire girls Anna and Elizabeth become increasingly spooked, and Ayo and Madu part company. Believing Nick's close-knit family could be key to his downfall, the hunters place his wife under close scrutiny; the hunters can't believe their luck when an intercepted message reveals a potential meet up. Will Nick finally get caught?
E05
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 20 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The remaining fugitives' time on the run is edging towards the finish line as they try to stay undetected to win a share of the £100,000 prize.
E06
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 27 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
In a nail-biting series finale, the Hunters have just days to track down the remaining fugitives. Will any of them manage to escape and win?
Season 3
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Jan 4 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The fugitives include former police firearms officer Jamie Clark, father and son team Bob and Alex Ayling, and retired college tutor Carlene Crowe. As the fugitives escape the net in Manchester the hunters are in hot pursuit and within hours they must organise a dramatic sting on the streets of London.
E02
Episode 2
Thu, Jan 11 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
One fugitive down and spirits are high in HQ. The hunters have tracked Bob and Alex Ayling to a remote church in Cheshire. With the drone up and the ground hunters at their heels, things look bleak for the father and son fugitives.
E03
Episode 3
Thu, Jan 18 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
At the beginning of the second week Chief Peter Bleksley and his team of hunters race against time to catch Sandra and Mella before the duo realise they've hitched a lift with an undercover 'ghost agent' in Scotland. Following a successful undercover sting, the hunters have tracked down the location of milkmen Joe and Dan. In Dorset, former police firearms officer Jamie Clark arranges a secret rendezvous with his heavily pregnant wife, but the hunters are quickly onto them.
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Jan 25 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Magid's accomplice spots a hunter, leading to a chase across the Peak District. Bob and Alex make a game-changing decision as the hunters target the Freemasons for information.
E05
Episode 5
Thu, Feb 1 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Magid has to make a daring move in a desperate attempt to avoid capture as the hunters chase him across the Peak District. Father and son team Bob and Alex are spending time apart for the first time since they went on the run. Alex is missing his mother and arranges a daring rendezvous to see her. Meanwhile, Bob grows increasingly paranoid, believing the hunters could be round every corner. The hunters work out Dan and Joe's weak spot and mount a cunning plan to flush them out, but the milkmen have plans of their own to taunt the hunters and execute a high-risk move that jeopardises their chances of winning a share of the £100,000 prize.
E06
Episode 6
Thu, Feb 8 2018 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
There's just a few days left. Dan and Joe don't realise how close the hunters are. Bob injures his knee. Alex is spotted on CCTV throwing away notes about the escape plan; can the hunters find them?
Season 4
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Jan 10 2019 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
In this first episode, wide-eyed Essex girl Loren places her trust in the wrong people, while ex-con Nick and his friend Paul get a taste of their old lives in a dash across the country with the hunters in hot pursuit.
E02
Episode 2
Thu, Jan 17 2019 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Reformed criminal Nick and his teammate Paul try to dodge the hunters after being surrounded in a housing estate on the outskirts of Bristol. Nurses Jess and Emma charm their way across Scotland, but discover that their greatest challenge could be each other. Royal Marine Matt heads to Abergavenny, but the cyber team have cracked his route and three teams of hunters are already lying in wait.
E03
Episode 3
Thu, Jan 24 2019 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Nurses Emma and Jess make a barefoot break while they're surrounded in a Dumfries estate. Frank offers his younger brother Harry a shoulder to cry on as they try to deal with the death of both of their parents. Royal Marine Matt is determined to do whatever it takes to see his wife and baby boy, but HQ are on his case. The Hunters freeze Ish and Nate's bank cards, and the suddenly penniless best friends have to rely on gym owner John Froude, who promises that they can trust him.
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Jan 31 2019 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Exhausted and hungry, brothers Harry and Frank head home to resupply at a friend's pub but can't resist the urge to contact their sister. Royal Marine Matt wants to go on the offensive and lays an ambush in Saunton Sands, but will the hunters take the bait? Having never lived away from home, Loren struggles with living off-grid in the Lake District.
E05
Episode 5
Thu, Feb 7 2019 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Two hunters lie in wait at a safe house for Matt Mason, but can his Royal Marine network whisk him out of harm's way? Loren is desperate to get news of her agoraphobic mum and decides to risk everything on a clandestine meeting. Nate plans an audacious Instagram taunt in Nottingham city centre to draw the hunters away from his best friend Ish.
E06
Episode 6
Thu, Feb 14 2019 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The series reaches its thrilling finale in Birmingham city centre. Can any fugitives board a helicopter on the roof of the Bull Ring shopping centre and escape with a share of the £100,000 prize?
Season 5
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Thu, Feb 13 2020 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The return of the reality challenge in which ordinary people go on the run with a team of hunters trying to track them down - and this time they have been stripped of all belongings and money. Their first task is to identify the unknown city in which they have been dropped and escape the all-seeing eye of the helicopter above. Childhood sweethearts Jess and Ella are already lost, while in HQ, the hunters believe 78-year-old grandfather Mervyn will be an easy target - until they uncover his secret past.
E02
Episode 2
Thu, Feb 20 2020 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Grandfather and ex-military intelligence officer Mervyn risks returning to the launch location, while Toni is unaware that her helper has left his phone switched, on giving HQ the chance to track their every move. And with Jess and Ella's precise location revealed, and the Hunters only five minutes away, are the couple about to be caught?
E03
Episode 3
Thu, Feb 27 2020 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Childhood sweethearts Jess and Ella are running scared in rural Yorkshire as the Hunters prowl the country lanes in hot pursuit, while businesswoman Toni moves further north - unaware her every move is being tracked. Best friends Ben and Rob try to get one step ahead by communicating with friends via Xbox but one crucial error may cost them dear. Having been let down by their friend, Frankie and Dan reach out to their network for help. However, they quickly realise they are trapped in their `safe house".
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Mar 5 2020 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Dan lands in a friendly Cheshire neighbourhood. But can he trust his new friends? Desperately missing her dog, Hayley risks capture by trying to meet up with her pup.
E05
Episode 5
Thu, Mar 12 2020 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The Hunters are in hot pursuit of Dan. Jess and Ella come back in from out of the cold, but is their hometown now a hostile environment? And are Hayley and Dan really out of range?
E06
Episode 6
Thu, Mar 19 2020 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
With extraction day closing in, the Hunters will stop at nothing for a clean sweep. Jess and Ella seek a new hideout. Ben and Rob split. Hayley and Dan take the plunge - literally.
Season 6
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, May 22 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Social experiment in which people go on the run. The fugitives arrive on a deserted beach with only a change of clothes and a small amount of cash, then plan their first move. Nathan and James try their luck at a private marina, while Meurig and Elinor attempt to smuggle themselves off the island right under the hunters' noses. When a gale hits the island, Shoba and Amarinder are forced to use a more conspicuous means of transport.
E02
Episode 2
Mon, May 23 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The hunters track Elinor and Meurig to his sister's house in Brecon, where Meurig makes a dramatic getaway. Despite a close shave, Shoba and Amarinder continue to rely on their family network. Nathan and James devise a plan to lure the hunters to a fake rendezvous. A deleted text gives the hunters a lead on the whereabouts of urban explorers Katie and Liam.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, May 29 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The hunters lie in wait for Katie and Liam at an abandoned ski centre. Sarah misses her children and hopes to see them at their weekly football session on her way to collect camping gear from a colleague. The hunters get a tip-off from a member of the public on the whereabouts of Shoba and Amarinder, and the Chief hatches an elaborate plan to reel them in.
E04
Episode 4
Mon, May 30 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Shoba and Amarinder are the target of an elaborate sting devised at Hunter HQ. Housemates James and Nathan have evaded the hunters so far by avoiding using technology, depending on their deaf network. But the hunters have a plan to force the guys out of hiding using James' beloved dog. With their mum's 60th birthday coming up, Abi and Grace risk all to get closer to her.
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Jun 5 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Abi and Grace risk everything by hitch-hiking back to their home turf, while Nathan and James take a chance on using public transport, even if it means being observed by CCTV. Hunter HQ launches a public appeal on the radio in an attempt expose Sarah, but she responds with an audacious plan to show who is really in control.
E06
Episode 6
Mon, Jun 6 2022 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
With the clock fast counting down through the last 48 hours, the fugitives make their final dash to meet the exit helicopter. James and Nathan decide to enjoy their last hours on the run at a football game. Sarah gets a ride from a supportive taxi driver who ferries her to the Scottish border.
Season 7
6 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Mar 17 2024 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
For the first time in the series, the 12 fugitives are on the run in London. Making their escape from Piccadilly Circus, they are tracked by a hunter helicopter beaming live pictures to HQ.
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Mar 24 2024 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The hunters have tracked two of the fugitives to a family estate in Essex, which leads to a chase in the woods. As on-the-run prison officers Jaxon and Nicola travel close to home territory, they seek help from a friend, but a chance phone call reveals their location. Can they slip away? Steve wants to teach Beth some life lessons, starting with camping.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Mar 31 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Beth from Essex is forced to go solo on the run. In Wales, two of the fugitives taunt the hunters. And, caught in a tight spot, Jack leans on a boarding school buddy for help.
E04
Episode 4
Sun, Apr 7 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
A fugitive is in a foot chase with the hunters on the Newcastle moors. One pair plan a bold decoy. Others head to a regatta and an aunt's castle, but are the hunters one step ahead?
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Apr 14 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
A daring plan for Father's Day comes with the risk of discovery. Two fugitives hide out in a Disbury garden, and another's notebooks reveal a secret code.
E06
Episode 6
Sun, Apr 21 2024 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
The last of the fugitives head to London for extraction details. But in one of the most watched cities in the world, and home of Hunter HQ, will anyone make it out and win the £100k?
Season 8
8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Oct 12 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Social experiment in which 14 people are given fugitive status and go on the run, taking extreme measures to avoid detection as expert 'hunters' track them down. The contenders must hit the ground running to make a daring escape from Stansted Airport and stay on the run for 21 days to win a share of £100,000 - but every move they make is tracked by facial recognition cameras.
E02
Episode 2
Mon, Oct 13 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Sibling rivalry breaks out as one pair of fugitives head north, hoping for help from their home network, but unaware that the hunters are tracking their every move. A couple of runners are so loved up that they don't hear the hunters' drone descending while they sip champagne in a rented hot tub.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Oct 19 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
One of the fugitives is travelling solo and Chief Ray Howard is determined there will be no escape this time. A pair of fugitives make difficult choices in Essex when the hunters are directly on their trail.
E04
Episode 4
Mon, Oct 20 2025 8:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Two of the fugitives make an unexpected return to Stansted and come face to face with the ground hunters. In Ipswich, two runners are caught in the crosshairs as a hunter team closes in. Another fugitive makes the wrong call, thinking visiting home is a good idea.
E05
Episode 5
Sun, Oct 26 2025 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
After a daring attempt to pick up £10,000 in Birmingham, two of the fugitives plunge headlong into a high-stakes race against the hunters as they try to leave the city. Vanishing into the Lake District seems like a perfectly brilliant idea for a solo fugitive, and two more contenders head for a family gathering as if home is the last place the hunters might be watching closely.
E06
Episode 6
Mon, Oct 27 2025 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Two of the fugitives return to their hometown, where the hunters are waiting for them. Another pair prepare to split up for safety's sake, but an accidental encounter puts them directly in harm's way. Short on money and resources, two of the runners have no choice but to reach out to friends. But the hunters see it coming and the pair must split up and have even fewer resources to draw upon as the net tightens.
E07
Episode 7
Sun, Nov 2 2025 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
An ill-fated choice to take a long train journey lets the hunters get ahead of the pursuit of two of the runners. As one fugitive is chased through the streets of Birmingham, another's hope of finding safety on a farm backfires. And with their resources depleted, a pair of fugitives reach out to friends. But HQ know all about their social network and are rapidly on their trail.
E08
Episode 8
Mon, Nov 3 2025 9:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
With just 24 hours to go, the last three fugitives race to retrieve extraction details. A motorway chase, an unexpected detour and a teary final stage push the intrepid runners to the max. With the hunters closing in, will anyone make the exit and claim the £100,000?
Cast
Ben Owen
as Ben Owen
Peter Bleksley
as Peter Bleksley
Jonathan Smith
as Narrator
Brett Lovegrove
as Brett Lovegrove
Eddie Marsan
as Narrator