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Overview and themes
Relic Hunter follows the globe-trotting adventures of unorthodox American archaeologist Sydney Fox (Tia Carrere) – and her more reserved British assistant Nigel Bailey (Christien Anholt). They are assisted at their ‘home base’, a generic American university identified only as Trinity College, by ditzy student secretary Claudia (Lindy Booth), the spoiled and fashion-conscious daughter of one of the college’s major donors. The character of Claudia was replaced in the third season by Karen Petrushky (Tanja Reichert), who is closer to the standard ’sexy secretary’ stereotype but with a facility for predicaments of a bureaucratic nature.
At the beginning of each episode, there is a short flashback in which a relic or artefact is used or abused in its original time before being lost, stolen or hidden. The show cuts to Trinity College in the present day, where Sydney and Nigel are asked to find the relic by some person or agency such as a museum, private collector (in disguise) or government. Most episodes feature the duo travelling around the globe, hunting for clues in order to find the artefact. Complications abound, often with rival relic hunters getting involved, generally giving Sydney a chance to show off her martial arts prowess. It is then up to Sydney and Nigel to seize the relic and ensure it ends up in the proper hands (such as the rightful owners or a suitable museum). Each episode ends with a scene at Trinity College explaining what has happened to the relic.
The plots in Relic Hunter usually take a grain of historical information and are dramatised in order to fit in with the story. There are however historical errors on the show. For example, the episode “Devil Doll” mentioned Cuzco as an Aztec city but Cuzco was an Inca city.
Nigel shows an artefact to Sydney.
Many episodes feature comic moments interlaced with the action. Sydney also knows how to hold her own in a fight and Carrere is often involved in many fights and stunts in the show. The shows also exploits the sexual tension between Sydney and Nigel, including one episode in which they went undercover in a nudist colony. Sydney is also frequently seen wearing skimpy clothing, with lots of cleavage and tight-fitting shorts, this was a major aspect of the series.
Cast and Characters
Relic Hunter featured four starring roles throughout its run. The two protagonists of the series, Sydney Fox and Nigel Bailey are the only characters to appear in all 66 episodes of the series.
Tia Carrere as Sydney Fox (Seasons 1 3): The main protagonist of the series. Sydney works closely with Nigel Bailey whom she meets in the first episode. Sydney is proficient in both hand-to-hand (seen in most episodes) and weapons (seen in particular in episode thirty, “Roman Holiday”) combat. She has a great many contacts all over the world, in the archaeological fields and otherwise. She is very protective of both her assistants as well as her students and colleagues. She is willing to fly to any country without notice to fetch back, “save” or avenge them. (Episodes 1 – 66)
Christien Anholt as Nigel Bailey (Seasons 1 3): Sydney’s assistant and companion who accompanies her on her travels whilst searching for the relics. Nigel often finds himself in situations that are uncomfortable and needs Sydney’s help to get out of them. This evens out as the series progresses though. (Episodes 1 – 66)
Lindy Booth as Claudia (Seasons 1 2): Sydney’s office assistant who often helps out Sydney and Nigel from the campus back home whilst they are abroad. She sometimes plays a vital role in finding the relic and shares witty banter with Nigel. (Episodes 1 – 7, 9 – 37, 39 – 44)
Tanja Reichert as Karen Petrushky (Season 3): Claudia’s replacement for the final season. (Episodes 45 – 66)
There were also a number of recurring characters in the series, as listed below:
Lynette: Lori Gordon – Claudia’s replacement whilst she’s away. (Episodes 8 & 10)
Avery Ko: Ho “Oyster” Chow – A mercenary, terrorist and rival relic hunter. (Episode 13)
Cate Hemphill: Nancy Anne Sakovich – An Interpol agent and occasional romantic interest of Nigel. (Episodes 25, 34 & 53 (mentioned in 47, 54, 59 & 66))
Dallas Carter: John Schneider – An ex-partner of Sydney and now rival relic hunter. (Episode 12)
Kurt Reiner: Thomas Kretschmann – Another ex-partner of Sydney turned rival. (Episodes 6 & 12)
Stewie Harper: Tony Rosato – Relic Hunter who has a love-hate relationship with Sydney. (Episodes 1, 8 & 21)
Derek Lloyd: Louis Mandylor – A CIA agent who requires Sydney’s help, more than once. (Episodes 7, 26 & 46)
Allan Conroy: Peter O’Brien – Sydney’s “soul mate” and relic hunter. (Episode 44)
Andres De Viega: George Calil – Sydney’s enemy who has been a hiccup in several hunts. Also Fabrice’s son. (Episode 66)
Preston Bailey: Crispin Bonham-Carter – Nigel’s brother and worst enemy. (Episodes 42 & 65)
Bruce Farrow: Kevin Jubinville – Sydney’s relic hunter friend who is framed for robbery in Egypt for “stealing” Thutmose III’s diamond. (Episode 13)
Fabrice De Viega: Simon MacCorkindale – Sydney’s sworn enemy who killed ATV Recon her mentor Alistair Newel when she was ten. (Episodes 47, 58 & 66)
Relics featured in the series
The following table lists the relics featured in each episode, together with the time and location of the flashback sequence and any other locations used in the episode.
Episode title
Relic
Flashback details
Other locations
1
Buddha’s Bowl
Buddha’s alms bowl
Nepal 523 BC
Hong Kong
2
Smoking Gun
Al Capone’s diamond-encrusted gun
Chicago 1930
3
The Headless Nun
Remains of Sister Evangeline
Nova Scotia 1600s
4
Flag Day
Pioneer’s Bear Flag of California
California 1846
5
Thank You Very Much
Lost guitar of Elvis Presley
Germany 1960
6
Diamond in the Rough
Magical Glove of former baseball great Jimmy Jonesboro
Fenway Park, Boston 1946
7
Transformation
Paracelsus scrolls
Salzburg, Austria 1946
Peru
8
Etched in Stone
Treasure of legendary Viking Jann the Bold
Northumbrian Coast 935 AD
Sweden
9
The Book of Love
Casanova’s Book of Love
Casanova’s Hideaway, Italy 1749
10
The Myth of the Maze
Minotaur’s Maze
Athens 3000 BC
11
Irish Crown Affair
Lost crown of the last King of Ireland
Ireland 1000 AD
Dublin
12
The Emperor’s Bride
Coffin of the bride of a Chinese Emperor
Huang River, China 1000 BC
Alaska
13
Afterlife and Death
Diamond of Thutmose III
Egypt 1425 BC
Amsterdam
14
Nine Lives
Statue of the cat goddess Mafdet
Egypt 1895
New York
15
Affaire de Coeur
Rings that belonged to lovers, Callum and Elena
Scotland 1430
16
A Vanishing Art
Scepter of the Kingdom of Hungary
Budapest 1897
Atlantic City
17
A Good Year
Crown jewels of France
Paris 1792
18
The Last Knight
Templar Grand Master’s sword
Paris, circa 1300
19
Love Letter
Records proving a secret marriage on the eve of the French Revolution
Village South of Paris 1789
20
Possessed
Zeus’ sacred sundial
Libya 1300s
Brussels
21
Nothing but the Truth
Ruby Chalice of Truth
The Barbary Coast 1534
22
Memories of Montmartre
A tiara known as the Heart of Europe
Paris Moulin Rouge 1930s
23
The Put Back
Idol from the Temple of Woot
Kuba, Africa 100 AD
24
Dagger of Death
Dagger of Kali
Temple of Kali, India 500 AD
25
Last of the Mochicas
Vessel believed to contain the Great Warrior Spirit of the Mochicas
South America 662 AD
26
The Legend of the Lost
The Kai Nomata (lost tribe)
Vanuatu Islands 4800 BC
New Guinea
27
Fertile Ground
Idol of Lono
Hawaii 1779
Madagascar
28
Gypsy Jigsaw
Crown of the Roma people
Romania 1830
29
Three Rivers to Cross
Jade Empress
Three Rivers, China 1245 AD
30
Roman Holiday
Caesar’s breastplate
Rome 44 BC
31
Cross of Voodoo
Haitian Cross of Utu
Haiti, late 18th Century
New Orleans
32
Lost Contact
Sacrificial bowl
Burma 1824
33
The Reel Thing
Relics of Egyptian Pharaoh Amun II
Egypt 1516 BC
England
34
M.I.A.
Faberge egg
St. Petersburg, Russia 1886
clip show
35
Out of the Past
Cleopatra’s necklace
Egypt 30 BC
36
Eyes of Toklamanee
Eyes of Toklamanee
Mississippi Valley 1605
St Louis
37
Run Sydney Run
Sword of Ateas
Ural Steppes, Russia 339 BC
38
French Connection
Prophecy of Nostradamus
Church Of Cordiers Salon, France, 1600
39
Don’t Go Into the Woods
Golden Falcon of Maribor
Carpathian Mountains 1711 AD
40
Midnight Flight
Ruby-encrusted scepter of Gunther the Brave
Germania Circa 400 AD
Luxembourg and Paris
41
The Executioner’s Mask
Executioner’s Mask
Bourg, France 1789
42
The Royal Ring
Ring of Henry VIII
Tower of London 1536
43
Set in Stone
Magical sword of St. Gabriel
Balaton, Hungary 1595
44
Deadline
First Christian Tau cross
Jerusalem 1099 AD
Paris
45
Wages of Sydney
Chinese dragon’s egg
Quan Shu Fortress, Manchuria 1359
46
Mr. Right
Bowl of Parvati
Bali, Indonesia 1459 AD
47
Sydney at Ten
Egyptian necklace
St. Beatrice’s School 20 years ago
Turkey
48
The Light of Truth
Light of Truth
Arabia 843 AD
49
Treasure Island
The treasure of Treasure Island
The Spanish Main 1790
50
Star of Nadir
Star of Nadir
Palace of the Talibs, Endostan 1423
51
Vampire’s Kiss
Vampire Chalice
Czechoslovakia 1720 AD
52
Devil Doll
Cursed Aztec Devil Doll
Central America 1488 AD
53
Incognito
Lancet which causes anyone cut with it to gain incredible strength
New Guinea 1522 AD
Lisboa, Malta
54
All Choked Up
Statue of Athena
Greece 800 BC
55
Warlock of Nu Theta Phi
Wicca amulet
New England Colonies 1692 AD
56
Women Want to Know
Statue of Ganesha
Southeast Asia 1075 AD
57
Fire in the Sky
Extraterrestrial artifact
Pacific Northwest 1398 AD
58
Hunting with the Enemy
Ashes of Confucius
Cambodia 1952
59
Antianeiral
Belt of Hippolyte
Asia Minor 1200 BC
Constantinoupoli
60
Under the Ice
Anasazi mummy
Arctic Circle 1355 AD
61
Arthur’s Cross
Cross of King Arthur
England 455 AD
Chepstow, Wales
62
Faux Fox
Crown jewels of Charles IV of Spain
Royal Palace, Madrid 1808
63
Pandora’s Box
Pandora’s Box
An-Najaf, Persia 422 AD
64
The Warlord
Kahina’s Saddle
Bekkastan, 1401 AD
65
Fountain of Youth
Water from the Fountain of Youth
Pascus Florida, West Indies 1521
Spain and England
66
So Shall it Be
Keys to Stonehenge
Stonehenge, England 121 AD
Production
The “Trinity College” campus scenes were filmed at the St. George campus at the University of Toronto in Canada. Campus landmarks prominently featured throughout the series include Victoria College and the Soldier’s Tower (directly adjacent to the Hart House).
The “Antianeiral” episode ship scenes were filmed aboard HMCS Haida, the last Tribal Class destroyer in the world, when she was berthed at Ontario Place, in Toronto, Canada. For instance, the scene where Sydney finds the belt was filmed in the forward mess deck. All signage onboard was covered with Russian words. Haida has a red maple leaf on one of her funnels and this was covered with a “bird” design. Anything that would show the ship to be of Canadian, or “western” origin, was removed for the film shoot.
First season filmed in 4:3, second and third in widescreen 16:9 but mainly shown in pan and scan 4/3 as are most of Fireworks Entertainment productions from 2000.
Art imitates life
Sydney Fox, like the actress who portrayed her, was born and raised in Hawaii. She was portrayed as Asian on her mother’s side. Her mother died when the character was eleven, as mentioned in the episode “So Shall It Be”. Her father appeared in one episode, played by football player-turned-actor Fred Dryer.
Broadcast
Relic Hunter in other languages and TV channels:
Slovenia “Lov za izgubljenim zakladom” (Kanal A)
Spain “Cazatesoros” (Telecinco)
Galicia, Spain “Cazatesouros” (TVG)
Brazil “Caadora de Reliquias” (Rede Bandeirantes)
Germany “Relic Hunter – Die Schatzjgerin” (Pro7, AXN, Kabel Eins)
Greece “Sydney Fox Adventures” (Alter Channel)
Austria “Relic Hunter – Die Schatzjgerin” (ATV+)
Italy “Relic Hunter” (Italia1)
Sri Lanka “Relic Hunter” (ITN)
France “Sydney Fox l’aventurire” (M6)
Slovakia “Lovkya Tajomstiev” (Markza, Joj)
Hungary “Az elveszett ereklyk fosztogati” (means: The Hunters Of The Lost Relics) (TV2 and now AXN)
Latin America “Relic Hunter” (AXN)
Sweden “Kultjgarna” (Kanal 5)
Finland “Aarteenmetsstj” (Nelonen)
India “Relic Hunter” (AXN)
Czech Republic “Lovci poklad” (Nova, Prima, AXN)
Turkey “Gizem Avcs” (tv8)
Bulgaria ” ” (AXN)
Serbia ” ” (FOX)
Bosnia & Herzegovina “Lovac na blago” (FTV)
Croatia “Pustolovine Sydney Fox” (NOVA)
Romania “Vanatorii de comori”(AXN, TVR 2)
Norway “Skattejegerne” (The treasure hunters) (TV Norge)
Poland “owcy skarbw” (The treasure hunters) (TV4)/”Zagadki z przeszoci” (The Mysteries of the Past) (AXN)
Russia ” ” (CTC)
Great Britain Sky1, Sky2, Sky3 “Relic Hunter”
Ukraine ” ” (ICTV)
Portugal “A Caadora de Reliquias” (Sony Entertainment Television)
Vietnam “Truy tm c v” (Finding Treasures) HTV7
DVD releases
The series has been released in various incarnations in Region 1, 2 & 4.
Region 1 A best-of collection entitled Relic Hunter – The Best of Seasons 1 & 2 was released in North America on November 11, 2003. (9 selected episodes from Season 1 and 13 selected episodes from Season 2)
Region 2
In the UK, 6 volume collections have been released featuring various episodes.
In Germany Kinowelt has released the first season on DVD.
Region 4 In Australia, Madman Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD.
See also
Bonekickers
References
External links
Relic Hunter at the Internet Movie Database
Relic Hunter at TV.com
Categories: 1999 Canadian television series debuts | 2002 Canadian television series endings | 1990s television series | 2000s Canadian television series | Television series by CBS Paramount Television | Television series filmed in Vancouver | Treasure hunt films

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