Relic Hunter

Description: TV series where a university professor searches for artifacts and antiques. On Sky One.

Newest Review: ... sort of timeline to the adventures and that doesn't really affect your enjoyment. Relic Hunter is lightweight, throwaway television, one to pop in and out of rather than following avidly. Each story follows an almost paint by numbers formula. The opening, before credits sequence shows the background to the artefact, in its own time, and how it became lost. Much like the opening to the ... more

... first Lord of the Rings film showing how the ring was lost. After the credits there is generally a humorous scene-setting interlude as we see the three main characters (Sydney, Nigel and Claudia) in their offices before we find out how Sydney gets involved...more

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Relic Hunter: Raiding the tombs of Indiana? (1227 words)
by - written on 17/09/05 (Very useful, 1254 readings)
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Relic Hunter hit the TV screens back in 1999 and lasted for three series before it was cancelled in 2002. Produced by a Canadian company, Fireworks, in conjunction with German, UK and other European financing. Their main aim seems to have been to create a series that could be presold to a large number of countries from the offset. That way the money they can spend on an episode is known before starting. To be able to do this the series would have to have a broad, cross-cultural appeal and to get this Fireworks created Professor Sydney Fox (Tia Carrere) and the series Relic Hunter. Sydney is a female Indiana Jones, a Lara Croft Tomb Raider character, ... Read the complete review

Tomb Raider (403 words)
by - written on 09/04/02 (Useful, 704 readings)
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Now before I begin this opinion, I can hear the criticism against it but hear me out, that's the beauty of it. The series has been running since 1999 and has racked up three seasons in America. Relic Hunter follows the exploits of lecturer/ ancient artefact expert and recoverer Sidney Fox (Tia Carrere) and her trusty British (aren’t they all!) lecturer assistant Nigel Bailey (Christian Anholt). The other main character is a dizzy blonde receptionist Claudia (Lindy Booth), a student stuck working with Sidney in order to fill out her internship. The illusive boss holding them all together is the highly influential Malcolm Morris; he put Claudia with ... Read the complete review

Relic Hunter (113 words)
by - written on 25/09/00 (Useful, 242 readings)
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Raiders of the Lost Ark anyone? This new show debuted on Sky One this month and follows the adventures of Sydney Fox (Tia Carrere), an explorer and history teacher, and her assistant Nigel, on their quests for ancient artefacts (the opening episode had them looking for a bowl which belonged to Buddha in Nepal). It is basically a cross between Raiders of the Lost Ark and Tomb Raider and as such comes across very well. The special effects aren’t bad and it is quite humorous in places. If you want to while away an hour on Sunday lunchtime (1pm) you could do worse than have a look. ... Read the complete review

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