Episode 1
54min - 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.
As the fugitives’ soon find out hiding in the UK isn’t easy when everything they do leaves a trail. The UK has 1 CCTV camera for every 11 people, and we leave a vast electronic footprint from cash withdrawals, supermarket shopping, texts, calls and social media posts.
Leading the hunt is Chief Brett Lovegrove, former Head of Counter Terrorism for City of London Police who led the City of London Police response to the 7/7 bombings. He runs a team of 30 hunters carefully selected from law enforcement, military intelligence, cyber analysis, online profiling and human tracking.
Their first fugitive is Dr Ricky Allen, a GP living in Kent. Ricky has grave concerns about surveillance Britain and wants to prove he can still escape the all-seeing eye. Despite early success the Hunters quickly pick up his trail and relentlessly pursue Ricky as he flees north and goes off grid in the Scottish Highlands.
In London, two old school friends, Emily Dredge and Lauren English, narrowly avoid capture when they use their bankcard at a cash machine. Escaping with their cash the pair devise an intriguing plan to avoid capture. But it’s not long before the stress of being on the run places a huge tension on their relationship - just as the Hunters discover Emily’s weakness, and direct all their resources on pinpointing the pair’s location.
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