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Also known as | Celebrity Hunted |
Genre | Reality |
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Theme music composer | Nick Harvey |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Producer | Lucy Curtis |
Production location | United Kingdom |
Cinematography | Sean Lewis |
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Camera setup | multi-camera |
Running time | 52 minutes |
Production company | Shine TV |
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Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 10 September 2015 – present |
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Hunted is a British reality series that began airing on Channel 4 on 10 September 2015. The series features contestants who are instructed to go on the run for a period of 25 (originally 28) days in mainland Great Britain, whilst avoiding a team of Hunters composed of former and serving police, intelligence personnel, and on-foot teams. During their time, the Hunters have access to contestants' personal information and use "powers of the state" such as ANPR, CCTV and call tracing to locate contestants. At times, the Hunters will use social media and monetary rewards to members of the public (and captured contestants) for information leading to a successful capture. On the final day, any remaining contestants must reach a designated "extraction" point before being captured, winning a share of £100,000. It has a similar format to the programme Wanted which aired from 1996–1997 on Channel 4.
A celebrity adaptation, Celebrity Hunted, is also produced in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, where contestants compete for a shorter time period of 14 days.
Format and rules
In both the civilian and celebrity series, the contestants, now regarded as Fugitives, voluntarily go on the run in mainland Great Britain and must avoid detection from the Hunters, a group of current and former police and intelligence officials for 25 days (28 in the first two series and 14 for the celebrity series). From series two, the contestants are escorted to a public area and given a head start before the Hunters begin their search and are given the names of their targets. Fugitives are given a debit card with a small amount of money provided by the production team, and a rucksack containing essential and personal items (though in series five, the fugitives began with only the clothes on their back and no head start). During their time on the run the Fugitives can use any existing connections, or ask members of the general public, to assist them in avoiding capture.
Whilst the Fugitives attempt to avoid using technology and thus detection, the Hunters use a vast array of different "powers of the state", such as closed circuit surveillance, phone records and number plate recognition to pinpoint their chosen target. If one (or more) Fugitives have become difficult to locate, the Hunters use social media to encourage members of the public to reveal any information, and post content specifically for a Fugitive to reveal their location without realising. Hunters may also be directly contacted by the public with any leads by telephone. Any member of the public with information leading to capture is compensated for their effort. Hunters additionally operate throughout the country through use of two-person ground teams that can deploy immediately under order of the Chief. The ground teams also perform reconnaissance at Fugitives' homes and attempt to goad family members or loved ones for information and/or may be observed to determine any irregularities in their daily routines.
When a Fugitive is caught, they are told their time on the run is over and are escorted to a vehicle for debrief back at the Hunters’ headquarters.
In the final few days of the game, any Fugitives still on the run are given instructions for their 'extraction point' and a finite amount of time to get there. The Hunters are told of the last-known locations of the Fugitives and extend their efforts to figure out where the extraction is taking place. When a Fugitive successfully reaches the extraction point within the time-frame, they can no longer be caught by the Hunters and are deemed a Winner. Due to the nature of the show, there are two possible outcomes to the hunt: one or more Fugitives can reach the extraction point and win, or every Fugitive can be caught and the hunt prematurely ends (known as a "clean sweep").
Regular series
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 10 September 2015 | 15 October 2015 | 6 |
2 | 22 September 2016 | 27 October 2016 | 6 |
3 | 4 January 2018 | 8 February 2018 | 6 |
4 | 10 January 2019 | 14 February 2019 | 6 |
5 | 13 February 2020 | 19 March 2020 | 6 |
6 | 22 May 2022 | 6 June 2022 | 6 |
Series 1 (2015)
Fourteen contestants were chosen and began in their respective hometowns. Fairoaks Airport in Surrey served as the extraction point.
Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
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Lauren English[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | Decorator | Cobham | Winners |
Emily Dredge[lower-alpha 1] | 28 | Entrepreneur | Putney | |
Stephen Hardiker[lower-alpha 2] | 36 | Plumber | Walsall | |
Martin Cole[lower-alpha 2] | 32 | IT specialist | Walsall | |
Ricky Allen | 56 | General practitioner | South London | Caught on Day 19 |
Adam Channell[lower-alpha 3] | 30 | PR manager | Southampton | Caught on Day 15 |
Emma Channell[lower-alpha 3] | 30 | PR manager | Paris | |
Adam Young | 25 | NHS support worker | Bridgend | Caught on Day 14 |
Davinder "Dovski" Singh[lower-alpha 4] | 30 | Team manager | Leicester | Caught on Day 12 |
Harinder "Harry" Singh[lower-alpha 4] | 28 | Accountant | Leicester | |
Freddie Young[lower-alpha 5] | 21 | Teaching assistant | Chingford | Caught on Day 7 |
Jacqui Omer[lower-alpha 5] | 44 | Pub manager | Chingford | |
Elizabeth D'Arcy[lower-alpha 6] | 56 | Tutor | Folkestone | Caught on Day 4 |
Sandra Cooley[lower-alpha 6] | 42 | Occupational therapist | Dublin |
Notes
- Before he was caught, Ricky Allen proved so elusive while on the run in Scotland that one of the Hunters described it as "a real-life 39 steps" which was published in a newspaper as well as "wanted" posters.
Series 2 (2016)
Ten contestants were chosen and began in Milk Street in Birmingham. The Isle of Sheppey in Kent served as the extraction point.[1] This was the first series where there was prize money for winners.
Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
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Nick Cummings | 50 | Househusband | Taunton | Winners |
Ayo Adesina[lower-alpha 7] | 33 | Software developer | Hackney | |
Anna May[lower-alpha 8] | 25 | Court clerk | Keighley | Caught |
Elizabeth Garnett[lower-alpha 8] | 20 | Stockbroker temp | Leeds | |
Madu Alikor[lower-alpha 7] | 33 | Software developer/consultant | Hackney | Caught |
Lolly Jones | 34 | Comedian/actress | London | Caught |
Hamish Thorburn[lower-alpha 9] | 49 | Property investor | Wirral | Caught |
Mikaela Skinner[lower-alpha 9] | 46 | Building shop owner | Wirral | |
Kirk Bowett[lower-alpha 10] | 37 | Facility manager | London | Caught |
Jeremy "Jez" Scarratt[lower-alpha 10] | 57 | Army medic simulator | Cambridge |
Notes
- Cummings had an accomplice impersonate him outside a leisure centre, leading the Hunters to believe they had caught him, when he was actually 120 mi (190 km) away on a canal path.
- After Alikor was caught, he was taken to Hunter HQ where Chief Peter Bleksley offered him £1,000 for information of the whereabouts of Adesina. Alikor declined the offer but admitted that he would have helped the Hunters if they had offered him £50,000.
Series 3 (2018)
Nine contestants were chosen and began in Manchester city centre. The River Dart in Devon served as the extraction point. From this series onwards, the number of days to avoid capture was reduced to 25.
Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
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Daniel Murphy[lower-alpha 11] | 33 | Singer/milkman | Preston | Winners |
Joseph Appleton[lower-alpha 11] | 29 | Singer/milkman | Preston | |
Bob Ayling[lower-alpha 12] | 60 | Electrician | Dover | |
Alex Ayling[lower-alpha 12] | 26 | Postman | Dover | |
Magid Mah | 28 | Deputy Mayor of Sheffield | Sheffield | Caught |
Jamie Clark | 37 | Ex-policeman | Dorset | Caught |
Mella Mwamba[lower-alpha 13] | 28 | Housewife | Bromley | Caught |
Sandra Canrom[lower-alpha 13] | 30 | Advertising executive | Middlesex | |
Carlene Crowe | 67 | Retired college tutor | Suffolk | Caught |
Notes
- Crowe was caught on the first day of being on the run.
- Father and son fugitives Bob and Alex Ayling began as a duo, but at Bob's encouragement about mid-way through their time on the run, they agreed to separate and reunite on the day of extraction. Alex had Asperger syndrome and was bullied at school, but wanted to prove himself.
- Murphy and Appleton evaded the Hunters by cycling from place to place as their mode of transport.
- After the Fugitives learned the location of the extraction point, Alex Ayling was seen by the Hunters on CCTV appearing to drop something into a drain. The Hunters spent a considerable amount of time searching the drain for the item, which turned out only to be a receipt.
Series 4 (2019)
Ten contestants were chosen and began at the Port of Liverpool. The roof of the Edgbaston Car Park, near the Bullring Shopping Centre in Birmingham served as the extraction point. This was the first time in any series that the Hunters won.
Name | Age | Occupation | Home county | Status |
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Harry Savage[lower-alpha 14] | 20 | Student | Sussex | Caught |
Frank Savage[lower-alpha 14] | 23 | Campsite owner | East Sussex | |
Nathanael Watt[lower-alpha 15] | 26 | Architecture student | Nottingham | Caught |
Ismail Haruna[lower-alpha 15] | 27 | Architectural technologist | Nottingham | Caught |
Loren Hannon | 26 | Personal banker | Essex | Caught |
Matthew "Matt" Mason | 29 | Royal Marines Commando | Devon | Caught |
Emma Davidson[lower-alpha 16] | 23 | Neo-Natal Intensive Care Nurse | Devon | Caught |
Jess Kirkham[lower-alpha 16] | 27 | Neo-Natal Intensive Care Nurse | Devon | |
Paul James[lower-alpha 17] | 48 | Construction manager | Hertfordshire | Caught |
Nick Batchelor[lower-alpha 17] | 51 | Lead youth worker | Kent |
Notes
- Ismail Haruna was caught after learning the location of the extraction point. At Hunter HQ, Chief Peter Bleksley offered him £4,000 for the extraction point's location. The Hunters also obtained audio footage from Nathanael Watt's social media accounts in an attempt to make Haruna believe Watt had just been captured. Ultimately, Haruna decided not to help the Hunters, although the Hunters were still able to gain information about the extraction point from his diary.
- Both Nathanael Watt and Frank Savage made it close to the extraction point before being captured. Watt was captured just inside the entrance of the car park, while Savage made it all the way to the roof before finally being caught.
Series 5 (2020)
Ten contestants were chosen and began at A Bond Warehouse on Spike Island, Bristol. For this series, the Fugitives started with no supplies or prior knowledge of their starting point. Amlwch Port in Anglesey served as the extraction point.
Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
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Dan Ryder[lower-alpha 18] | 33 | Gym owner | Wigan | Winners |
Hayley Morrison[lower-alpha 18] | 27 | Human resources | Wigan | |
Rob Ellington[lower-alpha 19] | 24 | Social Media content creator | Wokingham | |
Ben Arrowsmith[lower-alpha 19] | 24 | Pensions | Reading | |
Ella Tomkins[lower-alpha 20] | 22 | Charity researcher | Newbury | Caught |
Jess Warr[lower-alpha 20] | 23 | Independent financial advisor | Swindon | |
Daniel Edwards[lower-alpha 21] | 32 | Landscape gardener | Birmingham | Caught |
Frankie Greenidge[lower-alpha 21] | 35 | Foster Carer | Birmingham | Caught |
Toni Pugh-Thomas | 48 | Haute-Couturier | Fulham | Caught |
Mervyn "Titch" Little | 78 | Retired British Army major | Portsmouth | Caught |
Series 6 (2022)
Eleven contestants were chosen and began on the Isle of Wight. For this series, the fugitives started with only a change of clothes and a small amount of money. The island of Inchmurrin in Loch Lomond served as the extraction point.
Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
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Nathan Falcon[lower-alpha 22] | 28 | Graphic designer | Castleford | Winners |
Sarah Kibble | 35 | Police officer | Norfolk | |
James Sorohan[lower-alpha 22] | 32 | Postman | Castleford | Caught on Day 22 |
Grace Elliot[lower-alpha 23] | 24 | Drama teacher | Hampshire | Caught on Day 16 |
Abi Elliot[lower-alpha 23] | 21 | Occupational therapist | Southampton | |
Amarinder Sehda[lower-alpha 24] | 34 | Dentist | Essex | Caught on Day 12 |
Shoba Sehda[lower-alpha 24] | 59 | Admin officer | Essex | |
Liam Torpey[lower-alpha 25] | 36 | Plumber | Sheffield | Caught on Day 7 |
Katie Taylor[lower-alpha 25] | 34 | Art tutor | Sheffield | |
Meurig Boggust[lower-alpha 26] | 30 | Mental health nurse | Swansea | Caught on Day 5 |
Elinor Pope[lower-alpha 26] | 22 | Waitress | Swansea | |
Hunters
A team of 30 specialists includes former and serving police and intelligence personnel, an ex CIA agent and cyber intelligence experts, who use the Fugitives' online footprints to research and hunt them. The team has access to replicated powers of the state, including CCTV and ANPR. Before starting, all the Fugitives gave permission to be tracked in the same way as the state might track a fugitive – their cash cards and phones are monitored, their houses searched and their friends and family questioned. The Hunters also use media campaigns to recruit the general public into helping them, offering financial incentives.[2] The team is split into two parts: (i) a team of operatives in the field who are in vehicles across the UK, on standby to follow orders from Hunted HQ to head to a particular location to follow up leads on Fugitives' whereabouts or to question their friends and family; and (ii) a team in the Hunted HQ to gather Intelligence, which they then distribute to field teams.
List of chiefs
Name | Active | Position | Notes | Win/Loss Record [lower-alpha 27] |
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Brett Lovegrove | 2015 | Chief | The former Head of Counter Terrorism Command for the City of London Police.[3] Lovegrove departed after the first civilian season. | 0-1 |
Peter "Bleks" Bleksley | 2015–2019 | Deputy chief (2015) | A former undercover detective at Scotland Yard.[4] Bleksley served as the deputy chief to Lovegrove before assuming command in the second civilian season. After his first clean sweep, Bleksley departed the show after fourth civilian season. | 1-4 |
Chief (2016–2019) | ||||
Ben "Sherlock" Owen | 2015–2020 | Deputy chief (2015–2019) | An ex-military sniper and member of British Military Intelligence. Owen loaned his services as a senior analyst on the American adaptation of the show in 2017, and as the deputy chief to Lovegrove and Bleksley before taking command in the third celebrity season and departing in the fifth civilian season. He also appeared in the 2022 Australian version. | 0-2 |
Chief (2019–2020) | ||||
Lisa Theaker | 2022–present | Chief | Serving Assistant Chief Constable of Cleveland Police. Theaker succeeded Owen as chief for the fourth celebrity edition and sixth civilian season. | 1-2 |
Celebrity Hunted
A celebrity series was confirmed by Channel 4 in 2017 with their appearance fees donated to Stand up To Cancer. The rules for the celebrity edition remained the same as the Hunted series, but the celebrities are given fourteen days to evade capture.
There have so far been five series of the celebrity series.
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 10 October 2017 | 31 October 2017 | 4 |
2 | 16 October 2018 | 13 November 2018 | 5 |
3 | 13 October 2019 | 10 November 2019 | 5 |
4 | 30 January 2022 | 6 March 2022 | 6 |
5 | 14 March 2023 | 2 May 2023 | 6 |
Series 1 (2017)
Seven celebrities were chosen and began at Somerset House in London. Orford Ness served as the extraction point.
Name | Known for | Hometown | Status |
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Jay McGuiness[lower-alpha 28] | The Wanted singers | Nottinghamshire | Winners |
Siva Kaneswaran[lower-alpha 28] | Dublin | ||
Jamie Laing[lower-alpha 29] | Made in Chelsea stars | Oxford | Caught |
Spencer Matthews[lower-alpha 29] | London | ||
Anneka Rice | Television & radio presenter | Glamorganshire | Caught |
Dominic Parker[lower-alpha 30] | Gogglebox stars | Kent | Caught |
Stephanie Parker[lower-alpha 30] |
Series 2 (2018)
Eight celebrities were chosen and began at the Tower of London. Fawley Power Station served as the extraction point.
Name | Known for | Hometown | Status |
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Johnny Mercer[lower-alpha 31] | Conservative Party politician | Kent | Winners |
AJ Pritchard[lower-alpha 32] | Strictly Come Dancing professional | Stoke-on-Trent | |
Kem Cetinay[lower-alpha 33] | Love Island contestants | Essex | Caught |
Chris Hughes[lower-alpha 33] | Cheltenham | ||
Kay Burley[lower-alpha 31] | Sky News broadcaster | Wigan | Caught |
Louis Smith[lower-alpha 32] | Olympic artistic gymnast | Peterborough | Caught |
Vicky Pattison[lower-alpha 34] | Former Geordie Shore star | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Caught |
Dom Joly[lower-alpha 34] | Comedian | London | Caught |
Series 3 (2019)
Eight celebrities were chosen and began at Ham Polo Club in Richmond. In this series, the celebrities started with tracking devices attached to their ankles. Herstmonceux Castle served as the extraction point.[5]
Name | Known for | Hometown | Status |
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Aldo Zilli[lower-alpha 35] | Chef | Abruzzo | Winners |
Jean-Christophe Novelli[lower-alpha 35] | Chef | Arras | |
Gavin Henson[lower-alpha 36] | Former Wales rugby player | Mid Glamorgan | |
Martin Offiah[lower-alpha 36] | Former England rugby player | London | Caught |
Georgia "Toff" Toffolo[lower-alpha 37] | Former Made in Chelsea star | Torquay | Caught |
Stanley Johnson[lower-alpha 37] | Politician & author | Penzance | |
Lucy Mecklenburgh[lower-alpha 38] | Former The Only Way Is Essex stars | Havering | Caught |
Lydia Bright[lower-alpha 38] | Southwark | ||
Series 4 (2022)
Eight celebrities were chosen and began at the London Eye. The Extraction Point for this series was Formby Beach.
Name | Known for | Hometown | Status |
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Iwan Thomas[lower-alpha 39] | Olympic sprinter & sports pundit | Southampton | Winner |
The Vivienne[lower-alpha 40] | Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner | Liverpool | Caught |
Chloe Veitch[lower-alpha 40] | Television personality | Essex | Caught |
Richard Whitehead[lower-alpha 39] | Paralympic marathon runner | Nottingham | Caught |
Lisa Maffia[lower-alpha 41] | So Solid Crew singer | Margate | Caught |
Chizzy Akudolu[lower-alpha 41] | Former Holby City actress | London | Caught |
Ollie Locke[lower-alpha 42] | Made in Chelsea stars | London | Caught |
Gareth Locke[lower-alpha 42] | London | Caught | |
Series 5 (2023)
Ten celebrities began at Shrewsbury Prison, with Nikesh Patel joining later due to testing positive for COVID-19. As in Season 4 of the Civilian Version, none of the competitors made it to safety, with Bobby Seagull being captured at the Extraction Point at Headcorn Aerodrome.
Name | Known for | Hometown | Status |
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Bobby Seagull[lower-alpha 43] | Mathematician & broadcaster | London | Caught |
Nik Speakman[lower-alpha 44] | This Morning therapists | Greater Manchester | Caught |
Eva Speakman[lower-alpha 44] | |||
Saffron Barker[lower-alpha 43] | YouTube personality | Brighton | Caught |
Aimee Fuller[lower-alpha 45] | Olympic snowboarder | London | Caught |
Katya Jones[lower-alpha 45] | Strictly Come Dancing professional | Saint Petersburg | |
Ed Gamble[lower-alpha 46] | Comedians | London | Caught |
James Acaster[lower-alpha 46] | Kettering | Caught | |
Nikesh Patel[lower-alpha 47] | Actor | London | Caught |
Nicola Thorp[lower-alpha 47] | Former Coronation Street actress | Blackpool | Caught |
Series 6 (2024)
The celebrities competing in the sixth series are as follows:[6]
Name | Known for | Hometown | Status |
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Christine McGuinness | Television personality & model | Participating | |
Duncan James | Blue singer & actor | ||
Danielle Harold | Former EastEnders actress | Participating | |
Kimberly Hart-Simpson | Former Coronation Street actress | ||
Denise Welch | Actress & television presenter | Participating | |
Lincoln Townley | Painter & former publicist | ||
Giovanni Pernice | Strictly Come Dancing professionals | Participating | |
Kai Widdrington |
Ratings
Hunted
Series 1 (2015)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 10 September 2015 | 2.89 | 3 |
2 | 17 September 2015 | 2.45 | 3 |
3 | 24 September 2015 | 1.99[footnote 1] | 3 |
4 | 1 October 2015 | 1.77[footnote 1] | 4 |
5 | 8 October 2015 | 1.95 | 4 |
6 | 15 October 2015 | 2.02 | 7 |
Series average | 2.18 | — |
Series 2 (2016)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 22 September 2016 | 2.52 | 1 |
2 | 29 September 2016 | 2.39 | 1 |
3 | 6 October 2016 | 2.27 | 3 |
4 | 13 October 2016 | 2.08 | 2 |
5 | 20 October 2016 | 2.08 | 3 |
6 | 27 October 2016 | 2.19 | 1 |
Series average | 2.26 | — |
Series 3 (2018)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 4 January 2018 | 2.73 | 5 |
2 | 11 January 2018 | 2.98 | 2 |
3 | 18 January 2018 | 2.89 | 2 |
4 | 25 January 2018 | 2.58 | 2 |
5 | 1 February 2018 | 2.59 | 2 |
6 | 8 February 2018 | 2.69 | 3 |
Series average | 2.74 | — |
Series 4 (2019)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 10 January 2019 | 2.26 | 2 |
2 | 17 January 2019 | 2.29 | 2 |
3 | 24 January 2019 | 2.54 | 2 |
4 | 31 January 2019 | 2.47 | 2 |
5 | 7 February 2019 | 2.21 | 3 |
6 | 14 February 2019 | 2.54 | 1 |
Series average | 2.39 | — |
Series 5 (2020)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 13 February 2020 | 2.56 | 1 |
2 | 20 February 2020 | 2.64 | 2 |
3 | 27 February 2020 | 2.18 | 2 |
4 | 5 March 2020 | 2.46 | 2 |
5 | 12 March 2020 | 2.56 | 3 |
6 | 19 March 2020 | 2.74 | 3 |
Series average | 2.52 | — |
Celebrity Hunted
Series 1 (2017)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 10 October 2017 | 3.11 | 3 |
2 | 17 October 2017 | 2.91 | 3 |
3 | 24 October 2017 | 3.07 | 3 |
4 | 31 October 2017 | 2.97 | 3 |
Series average | 3.02 | — |
Series 2 (2018)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 16 October 2018 | 3.44 | 3 |
2 | 23 October 2018 | 2.86 | 3 |
3 | 30 October 2018 | 3.56 | 3 |
4 | 6 November 2018 | 2.78 | 2 |
5 | 13 November 2018 | 2.90 | 2 |
Series average | 3.11 | — |
Series 3 (2019)
Episode no. | Air date | Viewers (millions)[7] | Channel 4 weekly ranking |
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1 | 13 October 2019 | 2.89 | 3 |
2 | 20 October 2019 | 1.22 | 3 |
3 | 27 October 2019 | 2.50 | 5 |
4 | 3 November 2019 | 2.82 | 4 |
5 | 10 November 2019 | 2.43 | 4 |
Series average | 2.77 | — |
Production
Each Fugitive is filmed by a dedicated cameraman, who follows them throughout their time on the run. While filming, the production team is split in two so that the team working with the Hunters are separate from the team working with the Fugitives, to provide a more realistic experience and prevent information leaking between them. Freedom of Information requests are submitted by the Hunters to find the location of state-owned CCTV cameras positioned throughout the British mainland. When real footage could not be obtained, producers' cameras capture footage that would have been available to the state, which is stored on a central database for the Hunters to access if requested.
The Hunters are overseen by Kevin O’Leary, an independent adjudicator and former Head of Covert Operations for the Metropolitan Police who does not appear on the show. O'Leary's role as an adjudicator is to make sure that the information requested and gathered by the Hunters reflected the information that would be available to them in real life and within the appropriate time frame. O'Leary is the only person who has the power to release information to the Hunters and would only do so when considered that the Hunters have completed sufficient detective work to justify access to the information.[8]
Critical reception
The Telegraph review complimented the series, saying the "game show element was very effective, playing with our instinctive tendency to take the side of the pursued, and skilfully edited to keep the tension high".[9] The Daily Mirror's Adam Postan described the series as "the biggest TV joke of the year", pointing out that most of the surveillance powers were replicated by methods that were unexplained.[10]
International versions
In the United States, the show is produced by Endemol Shine North America under the same title Hunted, which premiered on 22 January 2017 on CBS.[11]
In Spain, the show is produced by Movistar+ in collaboration with Shine Iberia under the title La huida ("The Escape"), which premiered on 8 April 2016 on #0.[12]
In Denmark, the show is produced by Metronome Productions A/S under the title Menneskejagt ("Manhunt"), which premiered on 24 August 2016 on DR3.[13] In 2021 the show was revived by discovery+ and renamed to Jaget vildt ("Hunted wild), which premiered on 7 January 2021 on discovery+.[14]
In Russia, the show is produced by WeiT Media under the title Охота ("The Hunt"),[15] which premiered on 17 September 2016 on free-to-air network NTV.[16]
In the Netherlands, the show is produced by Simpel Media commissioned by AVROTROS under the same title Hunted, which premiered on 17 October 2016 on NPO3.[17] In early 2021 Hunted VIPS, in which Dutch celebrities are hunted premiered. In early 2022 Hunted: Into The Wild premiered, in which participants are hunted in the wilds of another European country.
In France, the show is produced by Endemol Shine Group and commissioned by RMC Découverte under the title Escape, 21 jours pour disparaître ("Escape, 21 days to disappear"),which is set to premiere in 2018. In 2021, the French version of Celebrity Hunted was an Amazon Original, first available.
In Italy, Celebrity Hunted is the first non-fiction Italian product of Amazon Prime Video, which commissioned it to Endemol Shine Group. Production started in 2019, and the first season was released in 2020. A second season was released in 2021.
The German version of Celebrity Hunted was also an Amazon Original, first available in 2021. At the end, viewers were invited to sign up for a series.
An Australian version under the same title Hunted, was commissioned in 2021 for Network 10, began casting in July 2021 and premiered on 17 July 2022 after filming in early 2022, with former British chief hunter Ben Owens as Deputy Intelligence.[18][19][20]
Legend:
- Currently airing franchise
- Franchise with an upcoming season
- Franchise no longer airing
- Status unknown
Country/Region | Title | Network(s) | Winners |
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Australia | Hunted | Network 10 |
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Belgium | Klopjacht | Play4 |
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Denmark | Menneskejagt Jaget vildt - kendte på flugt |
DR3 discovery+ |
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France | Escape, 21 jours pour disparaître | RMC Story RMC Découverte |
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Celebrity Hunted: Chasse a l'homme | Prime Video France |
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Germany | Celebrity Hunted – Jede Spur kann dich verraten | Prime Video Germany | Season 1, 2021: Wladimir Klitschko |
Italy | Celebrity Hunted: Caccia all'uomo | Prime Video Italy |
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Netherlands | Hunted | NPO 3 (AVROTROS) |
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Hunted VIPS |
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Hunted: Into The Wild |
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Russia | Охота | NTV | Season 1, 2016: TBC |
Spain | La huida | #0 | Season 1, 2016: Antonio & Roberto |
United States | Hunted | CBS | Season 1, 2017: English King & Stephen King; Lee Wilson & Hilmar Skagfield |
Notes
- 1 2 Lauren & Emily were a duo when the hunt began but opted to separate
- 1 2 Stephen & Martin were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Adam & Emma were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Davinder & Harinder were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Freddie & Jacqui were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Elizabeth & Sandra were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Adesina and Alikor were a duo when the hunt began, but opted to separate
- 1 2 May and Garnett were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Thorburn and Skinner were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Bowett and Scarratt were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Murphy and Appleton were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Bob and Alex Ayling were a duo when the hunt began, but opted to separate
- 1 2 Mwamba and Canrom were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Frank & Harry were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Watt and Haruna were a duo when the hunt began, but opted to separate
- 1 2 Davidson and Kirkham were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 James and Batchelor were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Ryder and Morrison were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Ellington and Arrowsmith were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Tomkins and Warr were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Greenidge and Pugh-Thomas were a duo when the hunt began but opted to separate
- 1 2 Sorohan and Falcon were a duo when the hunt began, but split after James was caught due to foot injury.
- 1 2 Grace and Abi Elliot were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Amarinder and Shoba Sehda were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Torpey and Taylor were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Meurig & Elinor were a duo when the hunt began
- ↑ As Chief
- 1 2 McGuinness and Kaneswaran were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Laing and Matthews were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Dominic and Stephanie Parker were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Mercer and Burley were a duo when the hunt began but opted to separate
- 1 2 Pritchard and Smith were a duo when the hunt began but opted to separate
- 1 2 Hughes and Cetinay were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Pattison and Joly were a duo when the hunt began but opted to separate
- 1 2 Zilli and Novelli were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Henson and Offiah were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Toffolo and Johnson were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Mecklenburgh and Bright were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Thomas and Whitehead were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Veitch and The Vivienne were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Akudolu and Maffia were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Ollie and Gareth Locke were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Seagull & Barker were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 The Speakmans were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Jones & Fuller were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Gamble & Acaster were a duo when the hunt began
- 1 2 Thorp & Patel were not a duo when the hunt began due to Patel having Coronavirus
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