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Bonekickers

Bonekickers

Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series.

It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah. It was produced by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen Ltd and co-produced with Monastic Productions. Archaeologist and Bristol University academic Mark Horton acted as the series' archaeological consultant. Adrian Lester has described the programme as "CSI meets Indiana Jones [...] There's an element of the crime procedural show, there's science, conspiracy theories – and there's a big underlying mystery that goes through the whole six-episode series."

Much of the series was filmed in the City of Bath, Somerset, with locations including the University of Bath campus. Additional locations included Brean Down Fort and Kings Weston House, Chavenage House for episodes 5 & 6 and Sheldon Manor.

On 21 November 2008 Broadcast magazine revealed the show would not be returning for a second series.

Created ByAshley PharoahMatthew Graham
StatusEnded
Original NameBonekickers
First Air DateJuly 8, 2008
Last Air DateAugust 12, 2008
Seasons1
Episodes6
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBCMonastic ProductionsMammoth Screen
NetworksBBC One
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