ELISE and ERYKA - The Tunnel S2 - Lesbian Interest UK TV Series

Elise and Eryka

The UK TV crime series The Tunnel has a lesbian interest storyline between Elise and Eryka that spans the entire 8 episodes of Season 2. Elise, a commander with the French police begins working with Karl from the English police to investigate a missing persons incident in the Eurotunnel. Their investigations lead them to Eryka, a research assistant for a high profile human rights activist who is killed in a plane crash.

Elise who is socially challenged being on the autism spectrum finds it hard to form relationships with people. She has a photographic memory and a penchant for the truth. She is also driven to find those responsible for the two cases she is working on and will leave no stone unturned to get there.

Clémence Poésy as Elise Wassermann

Eryka is much more of a closed book having grown up in a cult based settlement in Chile. Of German extraction she is cultured, can speak most European languages and reads novels in Russian. She also has a connection with Elise in that she too has lost a twin at an early age.

Eryka: I just feel that there is some kind of connection maybe because we both ...
Elise: No I felt that too.

Laura de Boer as Eryka Klein

In the course of the investigation Elise and Eryka discover that their unresolved grief relating to the death of their twin is eased by talking about it with each other. They form a deep connection despite Elise's conflict about her feelings for Eryka and that Eryka is under suspicion for terrorist activities.

Erkya: I never had the chance to talk about my brother. And I think it is the same with you and your sister. But I don't want to cause you any problems so if you change your mind your mind about our friendship call me.

 

If you change your mind about our friendship give me a call

Elise grapples with her emotions as she has not experienced being in love before and its destabilizing effects. 

Elise: I have never been in love before.
Eryka: You should try it. It's nice.
Elise: No I hate it. It's like a virus.

Elise tells Eryka that her feelings are not particularly physical but Eryka challenges her with "are you quite sure about that?" They share their first kiss at this point in episode

Elise and Eryka Share Their First Kiss

Elise's colleague and close friend Karl remains suspicious of Eryka. He quickly recognizes that the pair are sleeping together and challenges Elise on her ability to remain impartial in the investigation. Her response is to increase her efforts doublefold to reassure him that her ability to do her job has not been compromised.

Pablo Neruda Poem (Everday You Play) Excerpt as Quoted in the Last Episode
A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of your body.
Until I even believe that you own the universe.
I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, bluebells,
dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses.
I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.

When Elise discovers that Eryka is involved she still pursues the relationship with Eryka leading her to say to Karl "I don't know who I am anymore". Karl normalizes her feelings by telling her that she is in love and that love has us do crazy things.

The Elise and Eryka love story is intense. Both actresses give convincing performances and the overall quality of the series makes for an enjoyable watch.

To find out more about the The Tunnel (2013-2018) TV series on IMDb

Starring: Clémence Poésy as Elise Wassermann and Laura de Boer as Eryka Klein

TV Series: The Tunnel, Season 2

Country of Origin: UK

Genre: TV Show / Drama

Language: English and French

Subtitles: English and Spanish

Runtime: 30:00 minute clips

Where to Watch the Series: Amazon Prime

Related Links
The Tunnel TV series on Wikipedia
Other Featured TV series of Lesbian Interest