7 thoughts you will have whilst watching Channel 4’s Hunted

How far would you go for £100,000?

That is the question posed to those taking part on Channel 4’s reality show with a difference, Hunted.

Returning this week for a second series, Hunted sees civilians, billed as fugitives on the show, attempting to out-run and avoid former police and intelligence officers for 28 days.

During the first series the fugitives were extremely motivated to complete the task, with four competitors eventually succeeding, but with a cash prize now on offer, the stakes are much higher and, as such, the challenge has been made even harder - expect drones and police dogs.

If you haven’t seen the show before it is definitely worth a watch. It will certainly make you think and question what you would do if you were being ‘hunted’.

Here are seven thoughts you’ll have whilst watching Hunted:

1. ‘This is ambitious television’

In the age of Big Brother and Geordie Shore, Hunted is reality TV with a difference. It’s ambitious, unique and completely captivating. There’s no way that you will space out whilst watching the show. You’ll be analytical every step of the way, whether praising or ridiculing the fugitives’ decisions.

2. ‘This is tense’

You will undoubtedly be perched at the edge of your seat whilst watching Hunted. There are unbelievably close calls between the fugitives and the hunters and you see just how intense it is for the participants. As they become stressed, you will find yourself becoming more and more tense, eagerly anticipating what is going to happen next.

3. ‘I wonder how far I would get…’

At the start you’ll be very sure of yourself. Everybody you’re watching with will be professing ‘I could do this, easily’ but, by the end of the hour, you will most probably all be in the agreement that you would been captured within the first few days (or hours).

4. ‘I’d get further than most of my friends’

After wondering how long you would last, you will start to get competitive - although you’ve come to the realisation that you probably wouldn’t last the whole 28 days, you’ll also start telling yourself you would probably get further than quite a few of your friends and family.

5. ‘How can a show that has such a serious undertone be so funny?’

There are ingenious moments of humour on Hunted. Whether through editing (someone cockily saying that they’re doing amazingly, only for the action to cut to the hunters trailing close behind them) or through simple moments such as the fugitives having to cut down on their ‘essential’ items or trying to run whilst holding on to all of their belongings.

6. ‘Who would you trust?’

During the first series some fugitives were honest with passersby, who were all too willing to help. However, when the hunters put a notice up in the paper asking anyone to report sightings of one of the fugitives, things quickly took a turn and the general public were not as willing to help as they were before - especially as the hunters were offering rewards for information.

7. ‘How long would I last not being able to talk to my loved ones?’

Most of the fugitives from season one were caught while taking risks trying to talk to their parents, spouses or children. It will make you wonder whether you would risk capture for a quick phone call or if you would be brave enough to arrange a meeting with those you miss.

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