The BEST Episodes of Hunted (2015)
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020
Network: Channel 4
In today's hi-tech world, where there is a CCTV camera on every corner and everything people do is monitored - from cash withdrawals and supermarket shopping to telephone calls and social media posts - how easy would it be to simply disappear? That's the challenge facing a group of ordinary British people in this social experiment which sees them going on the run and taking extreme measures to avoid detection. Where they go and what they do is entirely up to them - but with a team of expert "hunters" tracking them down, the task promises to be a tough one.
#1 - Episode 6
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Oct 27, 2016
The clock is ticking for the Hunters who have just days to track down the remaining fugitives. By pulling in potential informants, launching a focused social media campaign and scouring CCTV, Chief Bleksley and his team are leaving nothing to chance.
8.09 
#3 - Episode 4
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 13, 2016
Five fugitives down; five still on the run for the £100,000 reward. Now the investigation takes an intensively psychological turn, as the hunters search for chinks in the fugitives' armour.
7.88 
#4 - Episode 5
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Oct 20, 2016
Missing home, the fugitives begin to seek solace in the familiar with grave consequences. All eyes are on Avon following a trip home to see his family that leaves him cornered on home turf in Hackney.
7.77 
#6 - Episode 3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Jan 18, 2018
7.68 
#7 - Episode 3
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 6, 2016
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.
7.61 
#9 - Episode 1
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Sep 22, 2016
The hit fugitive series returns as 10 British citizens go on the run to evade capture for 28 days and win £100,000 - but they're up against an elite team of hunters.
7.57 
#10 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Sep 24, 2015
Ricky Allen has escaped capture for 15 days now and the hunters are getting frustrated at their lack of progress, so a media campaign is launched to flush him out of hiding. Now spooked, he flees south on a train as the hunters close in. Meanwhile, old school friends Emily Dredge and Lauren English are 12 days into their escape but fractures are beginning to appear in their relationship - leaving them both vulnerable.
7.55 
#11 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Sep 10, 2015
The hunters pursue Dr Ricky Allen and Emily and Lauren in London as they evade capture.
7.53 
#12 - Episode 1
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 10, 2019
Ten ordinary people go on the run for 25 days, starting with an audacious speedboat chase through Liverpool docks. Wide-eyed Loren makes a tricky move by placing her trust in the wrong people.
7.53 
#13 - Episode 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Sep 29, 2016
It's 10 days in, and the hunters' frustration is running high, following example soldiers' Kirk and Jeremy's daring escape. Will the hunters' fortunes change, as the boys turn to their support network again?
7.53 
#14 - Episode 1
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 4, 2018
Nine more British citizen go on the run. There's a dramatic helicopter chase in Manchester as the fugitives go on the run. Within just a few hours, the hunters must organise a dramatic sting on the streets of London.
7.51 #15 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Oct 15, 2015
With just seven days to go, the remaining fugitives must reach a pre-arranged extraction point to evade capture once and for all. But with the clock ticking, the hunters are ramping up their efforts to find them. Stephen and Martin have avoided detection by travelling along canal towpaths - only to appear on the radar after using a cashpoint. School friends Emily and Lauren are still evading capture, despite going their separate ways, although Emily unwittingly trusts some strangers with valuable information. Is this the end of the road for the fugitives or have the breakthroughs come too late?
7.51 #16 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Sep 17, 2015
Harinder and Davinder Singh, Sikh brothers from Leicester, worry that Asian men with beards and backpacks are a terrorist stereotype, so they travel the UK within their community of extended family and friends. However, the pain of separation from their loved ones soon begins to bite. Meanwhile, doctor Ricky Allen continues to evade the hunters in Scotland, but profiler Julie Clegg is just one step behind.
7.48 
#17 - Episode 3
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired Jan 24, 2019
Emma and Jess make a barefoot break when they are surrounded in a Dumfries estate. Meanwhile, Matt is determined to do whatever it takes to see his wife and baby, but HQ are on his case.
7.44 
#18 - Episode 6
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired Mar 19, 2020
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.
7.43 
#19 - Episode 3
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired Feb 27, 2020
Jess and Ella are running scared in rural Yorkshire. Ben and Rob bid to get one step ahead using an Xbox. And, is Frankie and Dan's `safe house' actually a trap?
7.40 #20 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Oct 8, 2015
Newlyweds Adam and Emma Channell want one last adventure before they start a family. They plan to go off grid in some of Britain's most remote rural areas, such as the Yorkshire Dales and deepest Wales, but paranoia soon kicks in. Freddie Young, a 21-year-old teaching assistant from Essex, is also on the run - although he is accompanied by his mother-in-law Jacqui Omer, who insists on coming along as she is convinced he can't cope on his own. Meanwhile, Emily Dredge is finding the pain of being apart from her baby unbearable and considers nipping home to see him. Will this be her final mistake?
7.38 
#22 - Episode 2
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired Feb 20, 2020
The fugitives are forced to make some risky choices. Ex-military intelligence officer Mervyn risks returning to the launch location, while HQ hack Hayley's phone, uncovering the Wigan couple's holiday cottage plans.
7.33 
#23 - Episode 5
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired Mar 12, 2020
In rural Cheshire, the Hunters are in hot pursuit of Dan. Jess and Ella come back in from out of the cold, but their hometown might now be a hostile environment. Hayley and Dan hunker down at a friend's caravan, and they think they're out of range.
7.29 
#24 - Episode 1
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired Feb 13, 2020
The hunted include a couple of childhood sweethearts, a mum on the run and a 78-year-old with a secret past. Their first challenge is to identify the unknown city they've been dropped in and escape the all-seeing eye of the helicopter above.
7.25 
#25 - Episode 4
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired Mar 5, 2020
Dan lands in a friendly Cheshire neighbourhood, but are his new friends to be trusted? Desperately missing her dog, Hayley risks capture seeking a reunion with her pup.
7.23