title: Hunting Chris Ryan
text: # 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
  
  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.
  
  | Locale | Location | Mission | Status |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Jungle | Mosquito Coast, Honduras | Retrieve classified Special Forces equipment buried in a cache. | Mission completed successfully |
  | Arctic | Khatanga (Siberia), Russia | Locate a British spy satellite that has crashed 650 km (400 mi) 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, Botswana | Rescue a fighter pilot shot down over the Kalahari Desert and escape using a microlight. | Mission failed. |
  