zoens-sx9224 If you're hoping for an accurate account of history, or a spellbinding mystery, then this show will disappoint. If you want to have a fun, pointless show with strange plot points, poor directing and comical characters, then this show is perfect. The mysteries aren't that good, the older professor is a sexist pig and i think the young girl is only there so that she can ask questions so that the plot can be explained to the audience. An absolute riot, if you have a sense of humour.It's the kind of show to watch with a group of friends that know little of history to find it interesting, or those that know so much, that the plots are awful. This is the kind of show that makes America's "Relic Hunter" look like a documentary.

Angelus2 You know what I'm don't watch rubbish shows...But this one was bad to an extent that it was actually entertaining....It's not the most original idea kind of like Indiana Jones meets the Time Team. I remember when Adrian Lester was promoting it and he described it as 'Indiana Jones'..I nodded my head thinking, "Of course it is!" But I watched the episode 'Warriors' and found it quite interesting..I mean it dealt with the slave trade and how the first freed slaves found their way to the shores of England...I thought it was thought provoking but the action seemed to arrive out of nowhere..I didn't question it..I just sat and watched...I'm glad it didn't get re-newed, but was fun while it lasted.

freemantle_uk Bonekickers is a poor man's Indiana Jones, but with less action and a lot less believable (and that's saying something if you seen Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls). The programme is about the fictional University of Bath archaeology department (the department not the university), and somehow this team find amazing discoveries and come across major conspiracies. The problems with the show are numerous. Firstly the programme takes itself too seriously and make out that it is a gripping thriller: it's not. The show is not well written, full of plot holes, bad dialogue and stereotypes. Whilst the West Country does have a rich history involving things from Stonehedge, King Alfred, the Rome Baths and the English Civil War, it is unbelievable that its involved with American conspiracy and having items like the true cross. What surprises me about the show is that Adrian Lester is in it, and he is a very good actor. He has been in Primary Colors, the Day After Tomorrow and Hustle. Some people have criticised the acting in the programme: I personally think that it is okay, nothing special. The show is not the worst one ever made, but there is a lot better around. The only good think about the show is it is made in the West Country which is under-representated in television, but it needed a stronger vehicle.

xdemoisellex-1 I, as many other people, could not wait for the start of this new programme. I have a tradition of watching pretty much all of the BBC's 6-parter shows (Waking the Dead, New Tricks for example) and this seemed like it would be another top notch programme.OK, so it may not be exactly what I expected, but you know something? I don't really care. I keep watching throughout, every episode, I never go to the loo or make tea or anything. It may be far fetched a lot of the time (ok, most of the time... OK, all of the time) and the characters don't 'sock it to you' as such, but I always want to know what happens and despite everything, I do like the characters, I've quite warmed to the stubborn Gilly and Dolly the Indiana Jones aspirant.After tonight's revelation, I really cannot wait until the next episode, to see what happens between Viv and Gilly. I bet you want to know too, even if you won't admit it and say you can't stand the show. Over the top and melodramatic it may be, but I think that's part of the charm.So, please, don't try and take Bonekickers too seriously, because that's where you'll find it falls down. It's not majorly historically accurate, but I've picked up a few odd things that are interesting, and the team isn't above and beyond, but they're characters in their own right and I do care about them, I think that makes a good show.