Bonekickers (2008– )

English archaeology professor 'Dolly' Parton's team handles high-profile (notably relic) finds. Often those prove relevant in the present, as such and/or as symbol for a cause. So the team ... See full summary »

Creators:

Matthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah

Stars:

Hugh Bonneville, Julie Graham, Adrian Lester

Cast

Series cast summary:
Hugh Bonneville	...	Gregory Parton (6 episodes, 2008)
Julie Graham	...	Gillian Magwilde (6 episodes, 2008)
Adrian Lester	...	Ben Ergha (6 episodes, 2008)
Michael Maloney	...	Daniel Mastiff (6 episodes, 2008)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw	...	Viv Davis (6 episodes, 2008)
Frances Tomelty	...	Karen Magwilde (4 episodes, 2008)

Storyline

English archaeology professor 'Dolly' Parton's team handles high-profile (notably relic) finds. Often those prove relevant in the present, as such and/or as symbol for a cause. So the team runs personal danger, on top of their messy love - and other personal lives. Usually the story of the object is mainly told in an opening gambit and the episode's final.

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Plot Keywords:

team | archaeology

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Elveszett kincsek kalandorai

Filming Locations:

Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mammoth Screen, Monastic Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (6 parts)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series was poorly received by critics and viewers. The BBC was prepared to commission a second series, but the writers declined, feeling that they had taken a risk with the show but that it had not paid off.

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Connections

Referenced in Hagan Reviews: Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2012)

User Reviews

This is my job???

Okay, I'm a professional and not an academic, but even so. I've managed to avoid this series up until now, but last night featured the Roman Baths Museum and I had to watch it for the background. Pity the actors got in the way..... Not going to comment on the archaeology side (yeah I know it's fiction) but the whole thing was just nuts. And not in a good way either. I could have assembled a better plot from an Ikea flat-pack and the dialogue sounded like they'd shredded the script and picked up random lines off the floor. And the big surprise at the end?

• anyone not get it before the programme was half over? And in answer

to cake-26, I know of a few black archaeologists and worked with people from various ethnicities when doing work with the public, so the presence of Adrian Lester and Gugu Mbatha-Raw is valid but they are so under-drawn as characters as to be 2-dimensional. Hugh Bonneville played his part as if he was half-cut and I really wished I was too.