From the makers of Spooks, new eight-part spy thriller series Hunted begins on BBC One this autumn, written and created by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files, Strike Back).
Episode 1
Thursday 4th October 2012, 9pm
Sam Hunter, an operative for the elite private intelligence and security firm Byzantium, is finishing a mission in Tangier when an attempt on her life leaves her critically injured. Not knowing who tried to kill her, she disappears to a remote location to recover, regroup and retrain.
Returning to work unannounced nearly a year later, Sam surprises her co-workers, who are suspicious about her disappearance, especially Aidan Marsh, her secret lover. Her bosses, Rupert Keel and Deacon Crane, retain doubts about her, but need their best agent for an important new assignment. The team devises a plan to have Sam infiltrate a family headed by powerful millionaire Jack Turner, a man with a criminal past whose ambitions are at odds with Byzantium’s secret client.
Episode 2
Thursday 11th October 2012, 9pm
Brought into the household by Turner’s son Stephen to tutor his son Edward, Sam and the team continue surveillance of Jack Turner’s secret activities.
She soon discovers that he is bidding on the contract to build a multi-billion dollar dam in Pakistan, but his true motives elude them. Meanwhile, team members Zoe Morgan and Ian Fowkes track a briefcase that was delivered to Turner.
Episode 3
Thursday 18th October 2012, 9pm
The family travels to a country estate, where Jack Turner and other interested parties bid on the dam contract.
As Sam tries to find out the amount of Turner’s offer, she runs into a man from her past, whom she suspects might have something to do with the attempt on her life.
Episode 4: Kismet
Thursday 25th October 2012, 9pm
Jack Turner is forced to bid more than he can afford, and Sam aims to discover how he will raise the money in a short time.
Turner appears to have hatched a diabolical plan with hedge fund manager Lewis Conroy (Richard Dormer), and Sam searches for the connection. Meanwhile, Aidan discovers some of Sam’s secrets and begins an investigation of his own.
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