In the first factual-thriller for British television, 14 British citizens are given fugitive status and go on the run. For up to 28 days they must evade capture from some of the world's best investigators. Leading the hunt is Chief Brett Lovegrove, former Head of Counter-Terrorism for the City of London Police. Their first fugitive is Dr Ricky Allen, a GP living in Kent.
In this second instalment we meet two new fugitives, Harinder and Davinder Singh, two Sikh brothers from Leicester. Aware that Asian men with beards and backpacks are a terrorist stereotype, the brothers travel the UK staying mostly within their community of extended family and friends. But the pain of separation from their loved ones quickly starts to bite.
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.
Friends Stephen Hardiker and Martin Cole use canal towpaths to travel almost 100 miles on foot and bicycle to a caravan in Wales. Along the way, IT manager Martin comes up with an ingenious way to stay in touch with their loved ones - but will the cyber team crack their code? Meanwhile, 25-year-old Adam Young from Wales learnt survival skills from his father and is keen to put everything he knows into practice. However, when they pick up his lead, he spends an anxious night hiding out in the Dales.
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?
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?
Fugitives Kirk Bowett and Jeremy Scaratt are amputee veterans, armed with a unique skillset and a willing army of contacts around the country. They waste no time in attempting a daring mission under the hunter's noses. But will their luck last when the cyber team crack the boys' passwords exposing their network, and a hot lead to their location?
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?
As the half way mark approaches the pressure is on. Chief Peter Bleksleyand his team have caught four fugitives but six still remain at large. Househusband Nick risks all reaching out to a friend for cash, putting the hunters close on his tail.
5 fugitives down, 5 to go. Now the investigation takes an intensively psychological turn, as the hunters search for people 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.
Life on the run is taking its toll on the 5 remaining fugitives who must remain undetected to win a share of the £100,000 prize.Missing home, the fugitives begin to seek solace in the familiar with grave consequences. All eyes are on Ayo following a trip home to see his family that leaves him cornered on home turf in Hackney.
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.
C4's hit factual thriller returns for a third season as nine British citizens turn fugitive and go on the run. Following a dramatic launch and helicopter chase in Manchester, the fugitives are pursued across the UK by an elite team of hunters, drawn from some of the world's best investigators and led by former Scotland Yard detective, Chief Peter Bleksley.
One fugitive down and spirits are high in HQ. Chief Peter Bleksley and his team have tracked down 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.
With one fugitive caught the eight remaining fugitives must remain undetected to win a share of the £100,000 prize. At the beginning of the second week Chief Peter Bleksley and his team of hunters are in a race against time to catch Sandra and Mella before the duo realise they have hitched a lift with an undercover Ghost Agent in Scotland.
As the halfway mark approaches the pressure is on. Chief Peter Bleksley and his team have caught three fugitives but six remain at large. The hunters have their arch nemesis Jamie Clark in their sights but can this former police firearms officer give the hunters the slip.
Four fugitives down, five to go. Fugitive Magid Mar is attempting to lose the Hunters as they pursue him across the Peak District. Unable to shake them from his rear view mirror Magid is forced to make a daring move in a desperate attempt to avoid capture
Singing duo, Dan and Joe, are live-streaming their gig to HQ from a pub near Preston unaware the Hunters are just moments away. With just a few days to go until the fugitives' attempt their escape, the clock is ticking for the Hunters who are intent on a last minute capture.
The award-winning series returns as 10 ordinary people begin their life on the run with an audacious speedboat chase through Liverpool docks. For the next 25 days, they will have to evade the clutches of an elite team of former military and intelligence operatives to win a share of £100,000.
Reformed criminal Nick and partner Paul try to dodge the Hunters after being surrounded in a housing estate on the outskirts of Bristol. Nurses Jess & Emma charm their way across Scotland but discover their greatest challenge could be each other.
Nurses Emma and Jess make a barefoot break whilst surrounded in a Dumfries estate. Frank offers younger brother Harry a shoulder to cry on as they try to deal with the death of both their parents. Marine Matt is determined to do whatever it takes to see his baby boy but HQ are all across his plans.
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 is struggling with living off grid in the Lake District.
The Royal Marine network is rallying to keep Matt Mason out of harm's way but with hunters lying in wait at his safe house maybe his luck has finally run out. Loren is desperate for news of her agoraphobic mum and plans a risky clandestine meet back home in Essex.
Only 24 hours lie between the 4 remaining fugitives and the finishing line. If Harry, Frank, Nate, and Ish can make their way from their locations to the extraction point in Birmingham they will all claim their share of the £100,000.
Ten new fugitives are sent on the run in an unknown city with no cash or equipment, not even a bag. Where are they and how will they survive for the next 25 days? Totally lost childhood sweethearts Jess & Ella stumble straight into the path of a team of Hunters. Wigan couple Hayley & Dan can't resist the draw of The North, but the Hunters are one step ahead and lying in wait.
Sent on the run with no cash or equipment the fugitives are forced to make some risky choices. Ex-military intelligence officer Mervin risks returning to the launch location. Unaware that HQ hack Hayley's phone and uncover their plans.
Childhood sweethearts Jess & Ella are running scared in rural Yorkshire as Hunters prowl the country lanes in hot pursuit. Three Scottish sisters spirit Businesswoman Toni north but using state of the art tech the hunters are tracking her every move. Best friends Ben & Rob hide their tracks by communicating with friends on Xbox but the Hunters capitalize on their one crucial error.
Split up from her partner Dan, Hunters capture Frankie and subject her to devious psychological pressures to get her to turn informant. All alone Dan falls into the hands of a friendly Cheshire neighbourhood but can he trust them all? Missing her dog Luna Hayley risks returning to Wigan.
Exhausted and hungry after days off-grid childhood sweethearts Jess & Ella return to their hometown of Newbury for a resupply. Suspecting the girls are nearby Hunters turn the town into a hostile environment. Aware the Hunters are in Wigan Hayley & Dan hunker down in their friend, Andrea's caravan in The Lakes.
An elaborate scheme leads childhood sweethearts Jess & Ella to the suburban home of a family friend but HQ crack their plans and two units close in on their hideout. Best friends Ben & Rob fall out over plans to reach the finish line causing them to split and race to the end but has Rob left it too late. Hayley & Dan drive straight past the Hunters.
Dumped on a beach on the Isle of Wight, can the fugitives make it to the mainland intact?
Nathan and James lure the hunters to a fake rendezvous. Can the hunted outwit the hunter? In Wales, Meurig's in a tight spot. And a deleted text leaves Katie and Liam exposed.
The hunters set a trap for Katie and Liam. Will they fall for it? Sarah breaks cover for her kids. And the hunters get a tip-off on Shoba and Amarinder from a member of the public
Hunter HQ hatch a plan to lure James and Nathan into the open using a beloved pet. With their mum's 60th due, Abi and Grace risk it all to get close to her around the big day.
Five fugitives remain. Abi and Grace risk a visit home. Nathan and James are forced into plain view on public transport. And an audacious Sarah takes the fight to the Hunters.
The clock's ticking. The fugitives have just 48 hours to make it to a remote Scottish island and win the prize. With the hunters in aerial pursuit, this is going down to the wire.
The 12 new fugitives head out on the run starting from Piccadilly Circus in London, one of the most watched cities in the UK.
Two of the fugitives are tracked to an Essex country estate, leading to a foot race in the woods. On-the-run prison officers Jaxon and Nicola veer dangerously close to home.
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.
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?
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.
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?
