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{{Infobox TV|The Tunnel
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|picture =The Tunnel poster.jpg
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|channel =  Sky Atlantic, Canal+
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|country = UK, France
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|genre = Crime, Drama
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|dates = 2013-2017
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|seasons = 3
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|episodes = 23
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|character1= Detective Chief Inspector Karl Roebuck
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|actor1=[[Stephen Dillane]]
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|character2= Captain/Commander Elise Wassermann
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|actor2=[[Clémence Poésy]]
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{{TV Title|The Tunnel}}
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'''''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=
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'''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==
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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. A gangster is armed with the 92FS in the eight episode.
 
  
[[Image:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|350px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm.]]
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'''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.]]
 
[[File:TNLS1E07 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The 92FS in the hands of the TT as he executes a school mini-bus driver near the end of the seventh episode.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E08 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The gangster aims his 92FS at Elise before being shot by Fabien.]]
 
  
==Glock 17==
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A Glock 17 is used as the main sidearm of a Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur (Central Directorate of Homeland Intelligence) agent before Fabien Vincent ([[Thierry Frémont]]) disarms the agent and uses it to get away from DCRI custody in the eighth episode. A few British plainclothes officers are armed with Glock 17s when they confront a teenager near the end of the ninth episode.
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<Gallery>
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The Tunnel S1 DVD cover.jpg|[[Tunnel, The - Season 1|Season 1]]<br> (2013)
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File:TheTunnelS2.jpg|[[Tunnel, The - Season 2|Season 2]]<br> (2016)
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File:Tunnel S3 DVD cover.jpg|[[Tunnel, The - Season 3|Season 3]]<br> (2017)
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[[Image:Glock173rdGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|3rd Generation Glock 17 - 9x19mm. Note the finger grooves, thumb reliefs, and accessory rail on the frame, which differentiate it from the older model.]]
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[[File:TNLS01E08 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Fabien hijacks an unmarked DCRI sedan with the Glock 17 aimed at a DCRI agent.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E09 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The plainclothes officer aims his Glock 17 at the teeanger at a zoo.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E09 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another plainclothes officer aims his Glock 17 near DCI Roebuck.]]
 
  
==Heckler & Koch USP==
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[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
Fabien Vincent uses a Heckler & Koch USP near the end of the eighth episode after releasing her.
 
 
 
[[Image:USP9mm.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch USP - 9x19mm]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E08 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Vincent with the USP near the end of the eighth episode.]]
 
 
 
==Mauser C96==
 
Karl takes a Mauser C96 as his personal sidearm in the middle of the tenth episode after he is "forced" to be taken off the TT case, which was used in a confrontation with the rogue officer before Elise confiscates it.
 
 
 
[[Image:C96MauserRed9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser C96 "Red 9" Version for the German Army - 9x19mm.  This model is World War One dated.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karl loads up on the C96 at his residence.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karl takes aim with the C96 to confront an intruder at the Dover Western Heights area.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Karl places the C96's barrel at the left temple of ex-DCI Ashton during a confrontation.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The C96's barrel at Ashton's right temple after being forced to kneel.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Elise takes the fired C96 from Ashton after the latter was blinded from shrapnel.]]
 
 
 
==SIG-Sauer P228==
 
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.
 
 
 
[[Image:Sig-Sauer-P228.jpg|thumb|none|300px|SIG-Sauer P228 - 9x19mm.]]
 
[[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.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E08 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Wasserman opens fire with the P228 at a hijacked unmarked DCRI sedan in France.]]
 
 
 
==SIG Pro SP 2022==
 
The  [[SIG Pro#SP 2022|SIG Pro SP 2022]] is used as the main sidearm for the majority of French National Police officers. The TT seemingly uses one in the guise of a National Police Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (Republican Security Companies) anti-riot officer near the end of the sixth episode.
 
 
 
[[Image:SIG-SauerP2022Pro.jpg|thumb|none|350px|SIG Pro SP 2022 - 9x19mm.]]
 
[[File:TNLS1E01 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The SP 2022 in the duty holster of a female uniformed officer in the beginning of the first episode.]]
 
[[File:TNLS1E06 00.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The TT opens fire with the SP 2022 while under the guise of a CRS officer to assassinate Laurent Delgado near the end of the sixth episode.]]
 
 
 
==X26==
 
The TT 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. A few of them have EOTech sights mounted on the upper receiver via picatinny railing. Specialist Crime and Operations Specialist Firearms Command (SCO19) operators are armed with MP5A3s in the middle of the tenth episode.
 
 
 
[[File:HKMP5A3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 with Surefire Weaponlight and "SD"-style stock.]]
 
[[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 05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A RAID officer leaps out of the unmarked van with his MP5A3. You may be able to see the picatinny railing on the upper receiver.]]
 
[[File:TNLS1E04 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another RAID officer jumps out of the unmarked van with his MP5A3. For this shot, you may be able to see the EOTech sight installed on the upper receiver's picatinny railing.]]
 
[[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.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two SCO19 operators armed with MP5A3s raid an ex-Peloton hideout to search for a kidnapped Adam.]]
 
 
 
=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. A few British anti-firearms officers are seen armed with G36Cs with EOTech sights mounted on the picatinny railing when they are called to disarm an IED trap near the end of the ninth episode. A few SCO19 operators are armed with G36Cs outfitted with EOTech sights during a raid on Ashton's hideout in a hostage rescue mission and at the British side of the Channel Tunnel.
 
 
 
[[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.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E09 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An anti-firearms officers takes up a position to reinforce DCI Roebuck.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A SCO19 operator on the right armed with a EOTech-equipped G36C during a raid on an ex-Peloton hideout to search for a kidnapped Adam.]]
 
[[File:TNLS01E10 06.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another SCO19 operator with a EOTech-equipped G36C during the hostage rescue mission.]]
 
 
 
=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.]]
 
 
 
==Unknown==
 
 
 
[[File:TNLS01E08 03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
 
 
=Grenade Launchers=
 
 
 
==Brügger & Thomet GL-06==
 
A [[Brügger & Thomet GL-06]] grenade launcher is used by the CRS when they launch a raid on an apartment complex near the end of the sixth episode to rescue a kidnapped National Police officer.
 
 
 
[[Image:B&T-GL06Riot.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Brügger & Thomet GL-06 with EOTech holographic sight and Special Riot buttstock (designed to fit under the face shield of a Police Riot Helmet) - 40x46mm.]]
 
[[File:TNLS1E06 01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A CRS anti-riot officer (in a red circle) moves in towards the apartment complex armed with the GL-06.]]
 
 
 
==Unknown==
 
 
 
[[File:TNLS1E06 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]
 
 
 
[[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
The Tunnel poster.jpg
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:


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