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|title = [[Terrestrial television|Broadcast television]] in [[East Tennessee]] and the greater [[Knoxville, Tennesee|Knoxville]] area
| show_name = Relic Hunter
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[[WATE-TV|WATE 6]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) • [[WMAK|WMAK-DT 7]] ([[Independent station (North America)|IND]]/[[Retro Television Network|RTN]], ''digital'') • [[WVLT-TV|WVLT 8]] ([[CBS]], 8.2 [[MyNetworkTV|MNTV]]) • [[WBIR-TV|WBIR 10]] ([[NBC]], 10.2 [[NBC Weather Plus|WX+]]) • [[WKOP-TV|WKOP 15]] ([[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]) • [[WBXX-TV|WBXX 20]] ([[The CW|CW]]) • [[WTNZ|WTNZ 43]] ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]) • [[WPXK|WPXK 54]] ([[ION Television|ION]])
| format = [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]/[[Fantasy]]/Action/Adventure
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| runtime = 45 mins
|group2 = Out-of-area stations<br>available in region
| producer = Simon MacCorkindale
|list2 = <div>
| executive_producer = [[Simon MacCorkindale]]
[[WLOS|WLOS 13]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]) • [[Kentucky Educational Television|WKHA 35]] (PBS/[[Kentucky Educational Television|KET]]) • [[WLFG|WAGV 44]] ([[Independent station (North America)|IND]]) • [[WYMT-TV|WYMT 57]] ([[CBS]])
| starring = [[Tia Carrere]], [[Christien Anholt]]
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| country = [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[France]]
|below = {{Tennessee TV Markets}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
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| network =
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| first_aired = [[25 September]][[1999]]
<noinclude>
| last_aired = [[20 May]][[2002]]
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 66
| list_episodes =
| website =
| imdb_id = 0207919
| tv_com_id = 2470
}}

'''''Relic Hunter''''' was an [[Arts and entertainment in the United States|American]]/[[Canadian]]/[[France|French]] [[television]] series, starring [[Tia Carrere]] and [[Christien Anholt]]. Actress [[Lindy Booth]] also starred for the first two seasons, and [[Tanja Reichert]] replaced her for the third. It ran for three seasons in the U.S. between 1999 and 2002. In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland]], it is aired on [[Sky One]] and subsidiary channels, while in [[Canada]], it is aired on [[Citytv]] and [[Space (TV channel)|Space]] and recently [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]'s sister network [[A-Channel]].

== Overview and themes ==

''Relic Hunter'' follows the globe-trotting adventures of unorthodox American [[archaeologist]] [[Sydney Fox]] ([[Tia Carrere|Carrere]]) and her more reserved British assistant Nigel Bailey (Anholt). They are assisted at their 'home base', a generic American [[university]] identified only as Trinity College, by ditzy student secretary Claudia (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 (Reichert), who is closer to the standard 'sexy secretary' [[stereotype]] but with a facility for predicaments of a [[bureaucracy|bureaucratic]] nature.

At the start of each episode, there is a short flashback in which a relic or artifact 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, or government. Most episodes feature the duo travelling around the globe, hunting for clues in order to find the artifact. 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.

[[Image:Relichunter1.jpg|thumb|200px|Nigel shows an artifact to Sydney.]]
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 Empire|Inca]] city.

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. However, this is not a major aspect of the show.

== Recurring characters ==
* Avery Ko: ''[[Ho "Oyster" Chow]]'' - A mercenary, terrorist and rival relic hunter.
* Cate Hemphill: ''[[Nancy Anne Sakovich]]'' - An Interpol agent and occasional romantic interest of Nigel.
* Dallas Carter: ''[[John Schneider (television actor)|John Schneider]]'' - An ex-partner of Sydney and now rival relic hunter.
* Kurt Reiner: ''[[Thomas Kretschmann]]'' - Another ex-partner of Sydney turned rival
* Stewie Harper: ''[[Tony Rosato]]'' - Relic Hunter who has a love-hate relationship with Sydney.
* Derek Lloyd: ''[[Louis Mandylor]]'' - A CIA agent who requires Sydney's help, more than once.
* Allan: ''[[Peter O'Brien]]'' - Sydney's "soul mate" and relic hunter.
* Andres De Viega: ''[[George Calil]]'' - Sydney's enemy who has been a hiccup in several hunts.
* Preston Bailey: ''[[Crispin Bonham-Carter]]'' - Nigel's brother and worst enemy.
* Bruce Farrow: ''[[Kevin Jubinville]]'' - Sydney's relic hunter friend who is framed for robbery in Egypt for "stealing" Thutmose III's diamond.

== 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.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Episode title
! Relic
! Flashback details
! Other locations
|-
| 1
| ''Buddha's Bowl''
| [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]]'s alms bowl
| Nepal 523 B.C.
|
|-
| 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 A.D.
| Sweden
|-
| 9
| ''The Book of Love''
| [[Giacomo Casanova|Casanova]]'s Book of Love
| Casanova's Hideaway, Italy 1749
|
|-
| 10
| ''The Myth of the Maze''
| [[Minotaur]]'s [[Maze]]
| Athens 3000 B.C.
|
|-
| 11
| ''Irish Crown Affair''
| Lost crown of the last [[King of Ireland]]
| Ireland 1000 A.D.
| Dublin
|-
| 12
| ''The Emperor's Bride''
| Coffin of the bride of a [[Chinese Emperor]]
| Huang River, China 1000 B.C.
| Alaska
|-
| 13
| ''Afterlife and Death''
| [[Diamond]] of [[Thutmose III]]
| Egypt 1425 B.C.
| 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 [[Kingdom of Hungary|the Kingdom of Hungary]]
| Budapest 1897
| Atlantic City
|-
| 17
| ''A Good Year''
| [[Crown jewels]] of [[France]]
| Paris 1792
|
|-
| 18
| ''The Last Knight''
| [[Knights Templar|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
| Paris|
|-
| 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 [[Mochica]]s
| South America 662 AD
|
|-
| 26
| ''The Legend of the Lost''
| The Kai Nomata (lost tribe)
| Vanuatu Islands 4800 B.C.
| 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''
| [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]]'s breastplate
| Rome 44 BC
|
|-
| 31
| ''Cross of Voodoo''
| [[Haiti]]an Cross of Utu
| Haiti, late 18th Century
| New Orleans
|-
| 32
| ''Lost Contact''
| Sacrificial bowl
| Burma 1824
|
|-
| 33
| ''The Reel Thing''
| Relics of [[Egypt]]ian [[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 B.C.
|
|-
| 36
| ''Eyes of Toklamanee''
| Eyes of Toklamanee
| Mississippi Valley 1605
| St Louis
|-
| 37
| ''Run Sydney Run''
| Sword of [[Ateas]]
| Ural Steppes, Russia 339 B.C.
|
|-
| 38
| ''French Connection''
| Prophecy of [[Nostradamus]]
| Church Of Cordiers Salon, France
|
|-
| 39
| ''Don't Go Into the Woods''
| Golden Falcon of [[Maribor]]
| Carpathian Mountains 1711 A.D.
|
|-
| 40
| ''Midnight Flight''
| Ruby-encrusted scepter of Gunther the Brave
| Germania Circa 400 A.D.
| 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 A.D.
| Paris
|-
| 45
| ''Wages of Sydney''
| Chinese [[dragon]]'s egg
| Quan Shu Fortress, Manchuria 1359
|
|-
| 46
| ''Mr. Right''
| Bowl of [[Parvati]]
| Bali, Indonesia 1459 A.D.
|
|-
| 47
| ''Sydney at Ten''
| Egyptian necklace
| St. Beatrice's School 20 years ago
| Turkey
|-
| 48
| ''The Light of Truth''
| Light of Truth
| Arabia 843 A.D.
|
|-
| 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 A.D.
|
|-
| 52
| ''Devil Doll''
| [[Curse]]d [[Aztec]] [[Devil]] Doll
| Central America 1488 A.D.
|
|-
| 53
| ''Incognito''
| Lancet which causes anyone cut with it to gain incredible strength
| New Guinea 1522 A.D.
| Lisboa, Malta
|-
| 54
| ''All Choked Up''
| Statue of [[Athena]]
| Greece 800 B.C.
|
|-
| 55
| ''Warlock of Nu Theta Phi''
| [[Wicca]] amulet
| New England Colonies 1692 A.D.
|
|-
| 56
| ''Women Want to Know''
| Statue of [[Ganesha]]
| Southeast Asia 1075 A.D.
|
|-
| 57
| ''Fire in the Sky''
| Extraterrestrial artifact
| Pacific Northwest 1398 A.D.
|
|-
| 58
| ''Hunting with the Enemy''
| Ashes of [[Confucius]]
| Cambodia 1952
|
|-
| 59
| ''Antianeiral''
| Belt of [[Hippolyte]]
| Asia Minor 1200 B.C.
| Istanbul
|-
| 60
| ''Under the Ice''
| [[Anasazi]] [[mummy]]
| Arctic Circle 1355 A.D.
|
|-
| 61
| ''Arthur's Cross''
| Cross of [[King Arthur]]
| England 455 A.D.
|
|-
| 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 A.D.
|
|-
| 64
| ''The Warlord''
| Kahina's Saddle
| Bekkastan, 1401 A.D.
|
|-
| 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 A.D.
|
|}

== 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.

== 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:
* [[Spain]] "Cazatesoros" ([[Telecinco]])
** [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Spain]] "Cazatesouros" ([[TVG]])
* [[Brazil]] "Caçadora de Reliquias" (Rede Record)
* [[Germany]] "Relic Hunter - Die Schatzjägerin" (Pro7, AXN, Kabel Eins)
* [[Austria]] "Relic Hunter - Die Schatzjägerin" (ATV+)
* [[Italy]] "Relic Hunter" ([[Italia1]])
* [[Sri Lanka]] "Relic Hunter" (ITN)
* [[France]] "Sydney Fox l'aventurière" (M6)
* [[Slovak]] "Lovkyňa Tajomstiev" (Markíza)(Joj)
* [[Hungary]] "Az elveszett ereklyék fosztogatói" (means: The Hunters Of The Lost Relics) (TV2 and now AXN)
* [[Latin America]] "Relic Hunter" (AXN)
* [[Sweden]] "Kultjägarna" ([[Kanal 5]])
* [[Finland]] "Aarteenmetsästäjä" (Nelonen)
* [[India]] "Relic Hunter" (AXN)
* [[Czech]] Republic "Lovci pokladů" (Nova) (Prima) (AXN)
* [[Turkey]] "Gizem Avcısı" (tv8)
* [[Bulgaria]] "Търсач на реликви" (AXN)
* [[Serbia]] "Ловац на благо" (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]] "Łowcy skarbów" (The treasure hunters) ([[TV4 (Poland)|TV4]])/"Zagadki z przeszłości" (The Mysteries of the Past) ([[AXN]])
* [[Russia]] "Охотники за древностями" (CTC)

===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 Europe, Season 2 is available .

'''Region 4'''

In Australia the complete first and second seasons have been released.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb title|0207919}}
* [http://www.tv.com/RelicHunter/show/2470/episode_guide.html Episode guide] (TV.com)

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