Hunting Chris Ryan
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
| Locale | Location | Mission | Status |
| Jungle | Mosquito Coast, | Retrieve classified Special Forces equipment buried in a cache. | Mission completed successfully |
| Arctic | Khatanga, | Locate a British spy satellite that has crashed inside the Arctic Circle and destroy any remains. | Mission failed. However, despite failing to locate or destroy the satellite, Ryan was able to successfully evade capture. He experienced life-threatening hypothermia. |
| Desert | Tsodilo Hills, | Rescue a fighter pilot shot down over the Kalahari Desert and escape using a microlight. | Mission failed. |