Bonekickers

Now, for the love of Jehovah, can we please go to the pub?

—Professor Gregory "Dolly" Parton

A BBC 1 series that aired at 9pm Tuesdays from 8 July to 12 August 2008.

A show that could be described as Time Team meets Waking the Dead meets Indiana Jones, it involves a bunch of archaeologists who have increasingly ludicrous adventures, usually culminating in the destruction of whatever precious artifact they're after this week.

Reviewed by Diamanda Hagan, who emphasizes that the history is composed of Did Not Do the Research storylines.

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Tropes used in Bonekickers include:

• Adventurer Archaeologist
• British Brevity: A six-episode series.
• Church Militant: An evil example.
• The Faceless: Henry Timberdyne.
• Hollywood Atheist: Both Magwilde and Dolly.
• Knight Templar: The first episode focuses on these guys.
• Nice Hat: One character's hat is inspired by Indy's.
• Off with His Head
• Public Domain Artifact: Excalibur, The Round Table [of Arthur], the True Cross.
• Room Full of Crazy: Magwilde has one concerning Excalibur.
• Unfortunate Names: Dr. Elizabeth Magwilde and Professor Gregory "Dolly" Parton.
• X Meets Y: Torchwood meets Indiana Jones.
  • Or, Torchwood meets New Tricks.