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{{Infobox TV|The Tunnel
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|picture =The Tunnel poster.jpg
|channel =  Sky Atlantic, Canal+
|country = UK, France
|genre = Crime, Drama
|dates = 2013-2017
|seasons = 3
|episodes = 23
|character1= Detective Chief Inspector Karl Roebuck
|actor1=[[Stephen Dillane]]
|character2= Captain/Commander Elise Wassermann
|actor2=[[Clémence Poésy]]
}}


{{TV Title|The Tunnel}}
'''''The Tunnel''''' is a UK/French television mystery crime series that follows two police officers, Detective Chief Inspector Karl Roebuck ([[Stephen Dillane]]), a senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer with the Kent- based Northbourne Constabulary, and Captain (later Commander) Elise Wassermann ([[Clémence Poésy]]) of the Calais Brigade criminelle (Criminal Brigade), part of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) of the French National Police , who have to work together on multiple crimes that take place on the British-French border.


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'''Season 1''' sees the two meet for the first time, where they are called to solve the mystery of two severed body halves of different nationalities that are discovered in the Channel Tunnel, and deal with the subsequent actions of the "Truth Terrorist" in both the UK and France.


=Pistols=
'''Season 2''' (also known as '''''The Tunnel: Sabotage''''') sees Karl and Elise working together once again after terrorists remotely crash a passenger airliner into the Channel Tunnel, and subsequently investigate both the terrorist group "Defence" who caused the attack, and other higher ranking parties involved in a wider conspiracy.


==Beretta 92FS==
The series premiered in 2013 on Sky Atlantic in the UK and on Canal+ in France.  ''The Tunnel'' was based on the Danish/Swedish-produced 2011 series ''[[Bron/Broen]]'', which also was adapted into the US/Mexico television series ''[[Bridge, The (2013)|The Bridge]]'', which premiered in 2013 in the US on the FX Network.
The killer aka the Truth Terrorist uses a [[Beretta 92 pistol series#Beretta 92F/FS|Beretta 92FS]] as his main sidearm in the show.


[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.]]
'''The following lists the seasons of the series ''The Tunnel'':'''
[[File:TNLS01E03 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Truth Terrorist aims the 92FS at a hostage's temple in the third episode.]]
[[File:TNLS1E04 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The TT aims the 92FS at the head of injured Detective Chief Inspector Karl Roebuck.]]


==SIG-Sauer P228==
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Brigade criminelle (Criminal Brigade) Detective Elise Wassermann ([[Clémence Poésy]]) uses the [[SIG-Sauer P220 pistol series#SIG-Sauer P228|SIG-Sauer P228]] as her main sidearm throughout the show.
<Gallery>
The Tunnel S1 DVD cover.jpg|[[Tunnel, The - Season 1|Season 1]]<br> (2013)
File:TheTunnelS2.jpg|[[Tunnel, The - Season 2|Season 2]]<br> (2016)
File:Tunnel S3 DVD cover.jpg|[[Tunnel, The - Season 3|Season 3]]<br> (2017)
</gallery>
</div>


[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm.]]
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[[File:TNLS01E02 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Wasserman detains anti-Zionist farmer Joël Mougin in the second episode.]]
[[File:TNLS01E04 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wasserman aims her P228 at a disused electric meter with a flashlight during a hostage rescue operation.]]


==X26==
[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
The killer in the third episode uses a [[Taser#X26|X26 taser pistol]] to kidnap an old man, who is a French Army veteran, in France.
 
[[Image:X26-tazer.jpg|thumb|none|401px|An X26 Tazer with safety cap on.]]
[[File:TNLS01E03 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The X26 aimed at the old man.]]
[[File:TNLS01E03 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The electrode darts fired from the X26.]]
 
=Submachine Guns=
 
==Heckler & Koch MP5A2==
Some of the armed Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion (RAID) officers in a hostage rescue operation use Heckler & Koch MP5A2s outfitted with Surefire taclights mounted via picatinny railings near the end of the fourth episode.
 
[[Image:H&KMP5A2WideForearm.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A2 with "tropical" wide handguard - 9x19mm]]
[[File:TNLS1E04 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|RAID officers raiding a storage facility.]]
 
==Heckler & Koch MP5A3==
Some of the armed RAID officers in the hostage rescue operation use Heckler & Koch MP5A3s with folding stocks and taclights near the end of the fourth episode.
 
[[File:MP5 UMP stock.jpg|thumb|400px|none|MP5A3 with UMP stock, RIS foregrip, KAC railed forend, M68 Aimpoint red dot sight, and weaponlight - 9x19mm]]
[[File:TNLS1E04 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A RAID officer has his MP5A3 slung on his back as he helps an injured colleague after being shot by the Truth Terrorist.]]
 
=Assault Rifles=
 
==Heckler & Koch G36C==
A RAID officer is armed with a [[Heckler & Koch G36#Heckler & Koch G36C|Heckler & Koch G36C]] during a hostage rescue operation near the end of the fourth episode.
 
[[Image:Hkg36c.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Heckler & Koch G36C - 5.56x45mm.]]
[[File:TNLS1E04 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A RAID officer prepares to raid a storage facility.]]
 
=Shotguns=
 
==Side by Side Shotgun==
Anti-Zionist farmer Joël Mougin ([[Philippe Girard]]) uses a [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|12-gauge side by shotgun]] when he confronts Wasserman near the end of the second episode.
 
[[Image:LCSmithSxSShotgunField.jpg|thumb|none|500px|L.C. Smith Cased hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 Gauge.]]
[[File:TNLS01E02 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mougin confronts Wasserman at the outskirts of his slaughterhouse.]]
[[File:TNLS01E02 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mougin down on the ground after being disarmed by Captain Wasserman.]]
 
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[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]]
[[Category:Crime]]
[[Category:Detective]]
[[Category:Drama]]
[[Category:French Produced/Filmed]]
[[Category:Mystery]]
[[Category:Thriller]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 29 July 2023


The Tunnel
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Country UK, France
Channel Sky Atlantic, Canal+
Genre Crime, Drama
Broadcast 2013-2017
No. of Seasons 3
No. of Episodes 23
Main Cast
Character Actor
Detective Chief Inspector Karl Roebuck Stephen Dillane
Captain/Commander Elise Wassermann Clémence Poésy



The Tunnel is a UK/French television mystery crime series that follows two police officers, Detective Chief Inspector Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane), a senior Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer with the Kent- based Northbourne Constabulary, and Captain (later Commander) Elise Wassermann (Clémence Poésy) of the Calais Brigade criminelle (Criminal Brigade), part of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) of the French National Police , who have to work together on multiple crimes that take place on the British-French border.

Season 1 sees the two meet for the first time, where they are called to solve the mystery of two severed body halves of different nationalities that are discovered in the Channel Tunnel, and deal with the subsequent actions of the "Truth Terrorist" in both the UK and France.

Season 2 (also known as The Tunnel: Sabotage) sees Karl and Elise working together once again after terrorists remotely crash a passenger airliner into the Channel Tunnel, and subsequently investigate both the terrorist group "Defence" who caused the attack, and other higher ranking parties involved in a wider conspiracy.

The series premiered in 2013 on Sky Atlantic in the UK and on Canal+ in France. The Tunnel was based on the Danish/Swedish-produced 2011 series Bron/Broen, which also was adapted into the US/Mexico television series The Bridge, which premiered in 2013 in the US on the FX Network.

The following lists the seasons of the series The Tunnel: