Friends Andrew Frampton, 51, and Robin Goodfellow, 37, from Beaminster and Netherbury, made it to the final few contestants and evaded capture on this year’s Channel 4 series.
The two, who have been friends for years and work in the agricultural industry, relied on their farming connections to fall off the grid, and played the hunters ‘on their own turf’.
Sadly, their time on the show came to an end as they attempted to split from each other to double their chances of evading capture.
The show started with 14 fugitives who had to avoid being caught for 21 days, to win a share of the £100,000 jackpot.
Dairy farmer Andrew Frampton was hours away from making it to three weeks on the run, before he was picked up on his way to the extraction point – the end location of the game.
As previously reported, in episode six, the two parted ways without telling each other their game plan, before comically ending up reuniting at Southampton train station.
Shortly after, Robin was captured after an intense chase at Birmingham New Street station, while Andrew stayed on the train.
Robin and Andrew in Series 8 of Hunted (Image: Robin Goodfellow)
In a call back to Hunted HQ, Former Detective Superintendent of Thames Valley Police, Ray Howard, who leads the pseudo operation said: “I think it is fair to say that you have done far better than we anticipated at the start.”
In his exit from the show, Robin said one of the highlights had been the adventure of every day, and spending time with his good friend, who he met at a young farmers disco when he was six.
“I have loved spending time with my mate Andrew. He’s the best, he’s a laugh a minute.
“I’m bloody proud of him,” he said.
Andrew, who described himself as the ‘tinman’ due to his double hip replacement, went on to evade capture for another episode.
In the end he was hours away from winning a share of the prize money.
He returned to Dorset after a family member picked him up from Birmingham, and in another tense moment, hunters chased Andrew within metres of his home, as he hid at a neighbouring farm.
Unfortunately, on the way to Bromley and the prize money, his time on the show came to an abrupt end.
Upon capture, Andrew said: “People didn’t think I would get very far but I made it to within three hours of extraction. A simple fairy farmer from Dorset.”
This year the only fugitive to make it was Shaq, a builder from Brixton, who took home the entirety of the jackpot.
The two previously said the hardest part of filming had been the time away from their family.
Andrew said: “Our families have made huge sacrifices for us to go off and have this adventure.”
Series 8 of Hunted, which concluded on Monday, November 3, is available to watch in full on Channel 4.