Categories: just-life
Date: 09 July 2008 21:10:35
Last night I made the mistake of watching the new BBC drama Bonekickers instead of my usual fair of Doc Martin*. Bonekickers is a new drama series that follows the, and I can't believe I'm using this word, adventures of a bunch of archaeologists as they discover all sorts of mythical artifacts that have somehow ended up under the sod on these British Isle... like the Cross of Christ.
Now as a regular watcher of Time Team I am fully aware of how archaeological digs go. I know that geophyis never works, that you never just rip something out of the ground to find out what it is, or that everyone in the squad looks glamourous even after digging in the mud for several hours!!!
In last night's episode the team happened to come across a site that was suggesting that a skirmish occured between the Knights Templer and Saracen troops, over the remains of the Cross of Christ, somewhere in southern Britain. As if that wasn't mad enough two sword-wielding teenagers who had been brought up by templer monks (and further brought up by a crazy, right-wing TV envangelist) then came along to try to rescue the Cross so they and the crazy, right-wing TV envangelist could raise up the Christian Soliders of the hymn and drive out all the heathens....
Like I said, a highly realistic drama, which was only differing from something that Mr Brown might have written by the simple fact that the "bad" guys weren't from the Roman Catholic church!!
Next week somehow involves a US presidential canditate and therefore the "bad" guys will be the US Secret Service or some other American agency... who will be beaten by this bunch of glamourous archaeologists!!
* - this is one of those series that I could "watch" with my eyes closed, just to hear the accents. I do enjoy listening to the cornish accent. And while talking about regional accents on tv, apparently Wales isn't represented by any of the television providers, expecially the BBC. This despite the fact that Gavin and Stacey, Torchwood are mainly based in Wales and Dr Who has visited no a few occasions!! I suspect that S4C isn't included (a number of programmes on S4C - like the news - are produced by the BBC).