Key Hunted star quits following controversial finale

From Digital Spy

Channel 4's highly-addictive fugitive-hunting reality show Hunted came to its dramatic conclusion tonight (February 14) with one key cast member announcing his departure.

After six series leading operations to nab civilian and celebrity contestants, Peter Bleksley announced he was quitting as The Chief following the finale:

"You have not seen or heard the last of me," he presumably warned any future prey.

Let's get to the actual episode! After spending four weeks on the run, only four of the original ten contestants were yet to be caught (Nate, Ish, Harry and Frank) and, in the last episode, their mission was to reach a designated extraction point in the centre of Birmingham.

The remaining fugitives had just 24 hours to reach the extraction point to claim their share of the £100,000 prize money. But with the hunters in hot pursuit and desperate to capture the last few, they weren't afraid to employ some dirty tactics.

Towards the beginning of the episode, the hunters were fortunate enough to stumble upon and capture Ish, who separated from his best friend Nate in last week's episode.

Once in their custody, the hunters tried to trick Ish into telling them where Nate's extraction point was. But even after offering him a hefty some of bribe money, Ish still remained tight-lipped.

But despite Ish's loyalty, Nate was still unable to evade the hunters as they eventually caught him on his way to the extraction point.

Harry's capture soon followed, leaving his brother Frank as the last remaining fugitive.

Frank got agonisingly close to reaching the extraction point on top of a multi-storey car park, but was eventually surrounded by the hunters and caught – meaning there were no winners of this year's series.

But with the hunters seemingly being aware of where the extraction point was, viewers couldn't help but argue that the fugitives had an 'impossible' task on their hands.

Hunted airs on Channel 4.

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