It’s not often that you see archaeology trending on Netflix, but this slick new fantasy-drama looks set to change that with the story of a young artist who gets sucked into investigating a discovery made during a dig at Göbeklitepe – one of our all-time favourite archaeological sites. The last hoard was 199 Roman silver denarii,” he said, noting the club also found 332 fake silver coins in Staffordshire.

Digging for Britain (TV Series 2010– ) - IMDb Digging for Britain (TV Series 2010– ) - IMDb

I've seen a few that where just as entertaining because it was so amusing watching just the opposite interaction play out. It’s our very own first feature-length film – and it’s highly entertaining, even if we do say so ourselves.

Don’t dismiss it just because it’s a drama – the character development is intense, and the plotlines are filled with Viking religion, village politics and interpersonal struggles.

Digging for Britain - Wikipedia

The first series consisted of four episodes, initially broadcast on BBC Two in August and September 2010. In North Yorkshire, they must dig deep in the hope of locating a Viking graveyard, and they’re also on the hunt for a secret army base in South Shields. The result is a magical, emotional and completely surprising journey into the depths of human history. The series was engaging, and held my attention quite well even though I was already familiar with many of the sites.There’s nowt worse than them just digging and digging and making an absolute mess of a farmer’s field,” he said, adding beginners should join a local club or organised dig, not least as permissions from landowners will already be in place. Every year, hundreds of archaeological digs from across the British Isles find clues that add to the great historical jigsaw of Britain’s story and our ancestors’ lives.