Hunting Chris Ryan
British TV series or programme
Hunting Chris Ryan is a documentary produced by the BBC in 2003. It comprised three hour-long episodes, each pitting SAS veteran Chris Ryan against a four-man "Hunter Force" whilst he completed a set objective, his mission being evasion and ultimately extraction once the objective was complete. The series was re-released in the United States as Special Forces: Manhunt, broadcast on Discovery's The Military Channel.
The Hunter Force
The four men trailing Ryan are an elite squad of soldiers, they were given as the following;
C/Sgt Ken Waterhouse – Retired Royal Marines Colour Sergeant and weapons expert
Cpl Simon Harris – Retired Pathfinder Platoon Team Commander and expert tracker
SMCS Kenny Taylor – Retired United States Navy SEAL
HMC Nick Teta – Retired United States Navy SEAL and counter-terrorist expert
Episodes
Each of the missions was devised by Chris Plyming, a retired captain of the Parachute Regiment. Plyming serves as radio contact for both parties, giving instructions and objectives to Chris Ryan and the Hunter Force.
Notes
Ryan completed his first mission by running across a beach to his rendezvous point, a boat. The beach was patrolled both on land and sea by the Hunter Force but Ryan still escaped. Ryan used his only successful booby trap (a smoke grenade on a tripwire in front of the cache which the hunter force missed and set off).
During Ryan's second mission, he suffered from hypothermia whilst alone in the arctic wastelands. His failure to report his position or to make a contact with the film crew led to a search party being sent to Ryan's last known position.
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