Will there be another series of Celebrity Hunted? Date of final episode - and when it could return

Celebrity Hunted returned for its fourth season after two years in January - but will there be another series?

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Iwan Thomas and Richard Whitehead are featuring on Celebrity Hunted. Picture: PA Photo/Channel 4 Television/Colin HuttonIwan Thomas and Richard Whitehead are featuring on Celebrity Hunted. Picture: PA Photo/Channel 4 Television/Colin Hutton
Iwan Thomas and Richard Whitehead are featuring on Celebrity Hunted. Picture: PA Photo/Channel 4 Television/Colin Hutton

The Celebrity Hunted celebrity spin-off series kicked off on Sunday 30 January on Channel 4 after a two-year hiatus.

The show runs every evening at 9pm for the duration of six episodes, following star fugitives on the run across the country fleeing authorities.

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Celebrity Hunted is part of Channel 4’s Stand Up to Cancer campaign with the winner receiving a big donation for the charity.

Here’s what the show is about and whether there will be a new upcoming series.

What is Celebrity Hunted?

Eight celebrities get into pairs head off on the run across the country to avoid being captured for two full weeks.

They can take anything they can carry with them, for example food and disguises, and they have access to a bank account with £250 in it.

They are not allowed to leave the UK.

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Hot on their heels are an elite team of professional investigators, former intelligence workers, police officers and armed forces members.

They can use state-of-the-art technology to trace the fugitives, tracking their phones, tracing their bank accounts, searching for them via a helicopter and interrogating those helping them.

To win, the celebrity fugitives will have to reach an extraction point without being caught by the authorities.

There are four celebrity pairs taking part in this year’s series for Stand Up To Cancer (Photo: Channel 4)There are four celebrity pairs taking part in this year’s series for Stand Up To Cancer (Photo: Channel 4)
There are four celebrity pairs taking part in this year’s series for Stand Up To Cancer (Photo: Channel 4)

When is the final episode?

The final episode will take place tonight (Sunday 6 March).

But you can watch all of the episodes and past series on All 4 right now.

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Will there be another series?

Celebrity Hunted series 5 is yet to be announced by Channel 4.

Who appeared on this year’s series?

Iwan Thomas, Great Britain sprinter in the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, is taking part in this year’s series as well as fellow sportsman Richard Whitehead who has four Paralympic medals.

The next pair is Made in Chelsea stars Ollie and Gareth Locke.

Holby City actress Chizzy Akudolu teamed up with singer-songwriter Lisa whilst drag performer The Vivienne paired with Chloe Veitch, who shot to fame starring on Netflix’s reality show Too Hot To Handle.

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