Series synopsis
Relic Hunter is a Canadian sci-fi & fantasy mystery action & adventure drama television series that premiered on Citytv on September 25, 1999. It ended on May 20, 2002. It was created by Gil Grant. It stars Tia Carrere, Lindy Booth, Tanja Reichert and Malin Åkerman.
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
Premise
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
Premise: Beauty. Brains. Black Belt
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tia Carrere as Sydney Fox
- Lindy Booth as Claudia
- Tanja Reichert as Karen Petrusky
- Malin Åkerman as Elena
- Christien Anholt as Nigel Bailey
Guest cast
- Jonathan Potts as Neal Harris
- Crispin Bonham-Carter as Preston Bailey
- Joy Tanner as Gina
- Kenneth Colley as Professor Lamenza
- Louis Ferreira as Knowles
- Cynthia Preston as Hanna (as Cindy Preston)
- Shaun Majumder as Baz
- Claudia Christian as Carson Inez
- Tom Jackson as Bobby Green
- Cedric Smith as J. Pasternack
- Mandy Schaffer as Molly
- Clive Francis as Lord Artherton
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | September 25, 1999 | May 27, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 22 | September 23, 2000 | May 21, 2001 |
| Season 3 | 22 | September 17, 2001 | May 20, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Buddha's Bowl Event: NEPAL 523 B.C. Sydney and Nigel go to Nepal searching Buddha's bowl for villagers building a shrine to Siddhartha, the original Buddha. But Sydney's rival, Stewie Harper, is also searching for the artifact. Hired by a banker, Michael Chan, who needs the bowl to save his family's bank from financial ruin, Stewie will stop at nothing to beat Sydney, and it takes all her resources to make sure the bowl ends up in its place. |
September 25, 1999 |
| 2 |
Smoking Gun Event: CHICAGO 1930 Sydney is persuaded to locate Al Capone's diamond encrusted gun by the grandson of a man framed for murder 70 years ago, which he hopes will clear his grandfather's name. Sydney uncovers a lot more in a Chicago hotel formerly frequented by Capone, while Nigel gets interested of Lori. With Capone's fabled lost bunker booby-trapped to keep its secrets, it takes a lot for Sydney, Nigel, and Lori to escape. |
October 2, 1999 |
| 3 |
The Headless Nun Event: NOVA SCOTIA 1600'S Sydney crash lands at a convent in Nova Scotia, while returning from an expedition. The Sisters of Mercy ask for help in finding the remains of Sister Evangeline, whose body has been missing for over 400 years. Enlisting Nigel's help, Sydney finds there is more than a person seeking the body of the murdered nun and discovers that the Sisters are guarding lost jewels and pirate treasure. |
October 9, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Put Back Event: KUBA, AFRICA 100 AD Sydney and Nigel go to Africa, after answering the call of fellow Relic Hunter Ross Crawford. They must return a treasure to its original place, instead of hunting down one. Ross began degenerating at an alarming clip, after he liberated an idol from the Temple of Woot, an African god of regeneration. Sydney and Nigel will have to locate the Temple and put back the idol before the Winter Solstice or risk unleashing a curse. |
September 23, 2000 |
| 2 |
Dagger of Death Event: TEMPLE OF KALI INDIA 500 AD After he bludgeons his assistant beyond recognition, anthropologist Fredrick Terrace is convinced that the dagger of Kali, the Indian goddess of destruction, made him do it. Sydney and Nigel head for Calcutta to recover its jeweled scabbard, believing that sheathing the blade will harness its mesmerizing power. In India, they'll have to infiltrate the deadly cult of Kali to ensure the blade never strikes again. |
September 30, 2000 |
| 3 |
Last of the Mochicas Event: SOUTH AMERICA 662 AD After recovering a vessel believed to contain the Great Warrior Spirit of the Mochicas and hopping a flight to Lima, Sydney and Nigel assume their adventure is complete. Their plane goes down and motley crew of passengers is beset by headhunters, rebels and internal strife. Forget getting the last of the Mochicas safely to the Lima Museum, Sydney and Nigel will be lucky to get themselves out of the jungle alive. |
October 7, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wages of Sydney Event: QUAN SHU FORTRESS, MANCHURIA 1359 A.D. Sydney and Nigel are hot on the trail of a Chinese ""dragon's egg"" concerning an early contact-explosive like nitroglycerine. Rival relic hunter Kane has the map, but has been captured by a local warlord, Shandar. The duo have to break Kane out, and then get the map from him and go for the egg. They manage to get hold of it, but Kane and Shandar pursue them, and Sydney uses the explosive to blow up their opponents. Meanwhile, Claudia is off on a ""fashion emergency"" and temp Karen Petrusky is forced to deal with a budget review of Sydney's Ancient Studies department. |
September 17, 2001 |
| 2 |
Mr. Right Event: BALI, INDONESIA 1459 A.D. After recovering an artifact in Bali, Sydney meets an old friend, Gray, and decides to remain there on vacation with him while Nigel heads back to the states. Unfortunately, another old "friend", intrepid CIA agent Derek Lloyd, is in Bali seeking a relic: a bowl that will reveal the user's true love. He wants to recover it so the U.S. government can give it to the Indonesians to win political points, but the Chinese are also looking for it. Sydney is forced to step out on Gray repeatedly, unable to resist the urge to go looking for another relic. She and Derek manage to find it, but Gray has always been captured by the Chinese agent. Syd manages to beat up the agent and recover the bowel for the U.S. Gray appears to realize that hunting relics will always come first for her, but that's still no reason they can't be romantically involved. |
September 24, 2001 |
| 3 |
Sydney at Ten Event: ST. BEATRICE'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 20 YEARS AGO In flashback we find out that Sydney's mentor at boarding school was an archaeologist, and was murdered over an Egyptian necklace. Young Sydney witnessed the murder, and can identify the killer's face. In the present day, she is contacted by her roommate Darcy Lowe, who needs her help to find the necklace and bring the murderer to justice. Darcy, Sydney and Nigel travel to find the necklace, only to find out that the murderer was Darcy's father. He was unjustly accused, since Sydney didn't see the real murderer off to the side who shot her teacher. The real killer is the mysterious Deviega, who is the head of a cult devoted to recovering the two parts of the necklace. Infiltrating a ceremony, Sydney tries to capture Deviega and avenge her teacher's death, but he escapes. |
October 1, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Citytv |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 25, 1999 |
| Last aired | May 20, 2002 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday |