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From the multi-award-winning co-creators of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes comes a new drama to Show Series that is groundbreaking in every sense. Bonekickers, is a thrilling adventure series packed with historical mystery and contemporary relevance, it premieres on August 20 at 8pm.
The highly-original six-part series revolves around a dynamic team of archaeologists, led by Professor Gillian Magwilde (Julie Graham) and featuring Dr Ben Ergha (Adrian Lester), Professor Gregory Parton (Hugh Bonneville), Viv Davis (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Professor Daniel Mastiff (Michael Maloney).
Set against the backdrop of Bath, a city steeped in 3,000 years of history, each week the team uncovers a compelling mystery from the past that tells viewers something profound and revelatory about the present. Archaeology has never been so dramatic.
As a team their skills combine under a variety of imperatives to extract bodies, books, weapons and all manner of artefacts which lead them into an investigation of the past that will unlock dangers and mysteries in the present. From the excavation of murdered 18th-century slaves to the possible discovery of the True Cross, each episode is a window on a period of history but, more importantly, a reflection on how we live now.
Bonekickers is a contemporary show, which brilliantly brings history to life - the archaeologists investigate huge mysteries that may start in the past, but which are very much still alive and dangerous today.
Never forget ... history is now!
