tunnel series tunnel french tunnel british french crime drama television series adapted danish swedish crime series bridge tunnel began broadcast october november france series stars british french police detectives respectively plot follows detectives working find serial killer left upper half body french politician lower half british prostitute france later learn killer comes nicknamed moral crusade highlight social problems countries process series progresses killer true intention revealed anglo french adaption bridge announced joint project sky canal january head writer tunnel worked creator original series setting dialogue series bilingual british french television budget million filming took place february august shot location northern france produced british french crew members received strong ratings respective channels initial consolidated figure million france critical reception series generally positive acting praised plot comparisons bridge viewed favourably reviewers criticised tunnel identical producers admit episode copy original february sky announced second series set air early titled tunnel sabotage focus crash english channel return consisting episodes debuted tuesday april video trailer series indicated start april debut week following brussels terrorist attacks march complete second series available april service june tunnel season airs united_states public television characters plays detective chief inspector fictional counterpart real life kent police aging british detective getting way role parallels played danish detective bridge martin share characteristics differ certain ways instance educated troubled man drawn political questions raised storyline series telling plays later commander french detective opposite role parallels saga played swedish detective bridge shares characteristics saga including driving case picking men bars casual sex exhibiting behaviour consistent syndrome innate seriousness character trait found annoying actress came appreciate honesty opted view scandinavian original series stating allow freedom interpreting character dubbed english lines french broadcast series includes guest stars plays social worker named appears journalist plays plays head police service superior plays plays characters police officers work play banker wife charlotte respectively actress stars wife plays adam son guest starred care worker drug plays elderly woman care plays colleague faked suicide serving primary antagonist character motivated loss identity family betrayal affair wife death believed disturbing character played portraying character actor wanted actions cast detective chief inspector commander recurring cast production development writing anglo french adaption danish swedish series bridge announced sky january series production british broadcaster sky french broadcaster canal director commissioned intention establishing channel home british dramas following channel release drama series hit miss setting series bilingual dialogue spoken english french tunnel producers claim series british french television bilingual production british french crew mix countries party final control series employed british french writers directors collaborate series writer leading writing team multiple versions script translated languages directors hired series british french considered head director directors series executive producers sky series producer british french collaboration series chief executive production company stated work sure appealing nations honestly don know got right french like things slightly slower like developing storyline series said team took wonderful original forgot possible way working series richards worked swedish writer created bridge aspects episode virtual copies episode scandinavian series including female lead stripping underwear office male lead relationship teenage son journalist held captive car bomb sequence richards wanted repeat remake richards said series progressed drama storylines original noted plenty changes saying seen bridge tunnel feel satisfaction characters different journeys actors bring new level interest filming locations budget series estimated million filming began february concluded august location shooting largely taken place kent northern france filming kent based sandwich supported facility number sets including police station apartment series filmed districts canterbury dover prominent featured including art gallery shopping centre towns dover production use legal powers close certain roads filming estimated million budget spent services accommodation locations parking catering providing boost kent economy filming france supported film commission benefited shooting took place days sur scenes tunnel shot makes series television drama production producers spent months gentle negotiation company operates tunnel permission shoot scenes allowed according thing didn want train passengers danger fires noted shoot actual tunnel stating kilometres looks series returned kent france film production filmed days kent april july days county pre post production spending estimated million kent filming locations include deal including pier dover including port dover castle industrial estate barn plus release reception broadcast ratings tunnel world premiere hosted international television market cannes france october united_kingdom premiered series wednesday october continued weekly december premiere episode seen average overnight viewers considered strong ratings channel consolidated ratings taken account episode went viewers extra viewing catch channel second episode dropped overnight audience leaving viewers finale seen overnight viewers france series premiered canal monday november episode attracted million viewers marking highest rated original series channel series viewed average audience million viewers episode critical reception tunnel received generally positive reviews television critics digital spy stated remakes tunnel gripping stuff believed viewers find plenty enjoy tunnel performances lauded independent positive assessment series stating avid fan bridge happy report tunnel works right cast cinematic adding succeeded high risk strategy working near flawless drama anglo french image ellen jones independent said performances stuck closely original characterisation leads scandinavian version execution jones stated bother watching tunnel seen original early signs good makers obviously sense preserve effective original invention distinguish work stage believed collaboration british french police forces style effectively atmospheric stated best thing series detective inspector faced glacial wouldn know extremely sexy counterpart played metro reviewer having rated series stars stated idea great surprising version faithful guardian posted number reviews website deemed series perfectly cast remake swedish danish crime hit stated confirms finest control beautifully leads asylum subplot funny writing finale stated performance terrestrial channel awards partnership stated wasn sure pairing immediately convinced uncomfortable chemistry having enjoyed bridge called tunnel attractive proposition adding engaging confidence slow revelation story looks good critical series stating tone atmospheric intriguing gripping strong performances lead cast members tunnel exactly recent original felt obvious difference original series bridge tunnel magnificent engineering feat channel tunnel compete spectacular location daily_telegraph mixed series saying sense different mainstream crime sticking close original script meant golden opportunity missed dig deeper attitudes history connect divide france wrote happy persuaded action develops home media releases series released dvd france december special features including making feature interviews featuring disc set release united_kingdom followed january dvd blu ray disc publisher includes discs special features including making feature cast crew interviews picture gallery starting february episodes tunnel original sky series released free video sharing website youtube attempt attract sky subscribers episodes series series sabotage
The Tunnel (TV series)