“No matter how dim a prey may be – and God love the brace of children from Love Island, Chris and Toby, who dutifully tap in and out at the end of their Transport for London journeys and show HQ exactly where they are – the predator can be counted on to be dimmer, for at least as long as the producer needs them to be..This is where you find yourself hoping fervently that it is all exactly as staged as it looks. Because if the people in charge of our national safety and security can be outwitted by Joe Pasquale, we are all in much worse shape than we ever suspected.” 
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian 

“The big flaw in Hunted is always the same. You are expected to believe that the “prey” are pulling on disguises, trying to blend in with the London crowds, hiding behind a hedge or whatever when we all know each and every duo has a camera crew in tow, so you’d be able to spot them from a country mile off. But you can’t really be negative about this show because it’s all designed to raise funds for cancer research. There was a story at the end about Matthew, who has brain cancer, and it was heartbreaking. There’s another one at the end of tomorrow’s episode which will have you in tears.” 
Carol Midgley, The Times