5.045 minSeason 3 • Episode 22
LatestEvent: STONEHENGE, ENGLAND 121 A.D. Sydney is plagued by dreams of De Viega as they meet with a druidic expert in England to get hold of a map leading to Druid astronomicon - the ""keys to Stonehenge"". But it's a fake Watson, as Karen discovers. He wants them to steal the map to the astronomicon from the secret society De Viega worked for, the Gar'al Na'tash (sic). ""Watson"" is actually Fabrice's son Andres, who reveals his father is alive but facially scarred. They find a coded blade but need the scabbard to solve the code. Andres leads them to his father, who offers to help them against the Gar'al Na'Tash to save his son. Andres is captured, and Fabrice bargains with the scabbard for his son's life after they use it to solve the code. While Sydney and Nigel go for the hidden site, Fabrice is captured by his society and tries to reconcile with his son. He then trades his life for his son's. Sydney and Nigel avoid the goons and recover the keys to the astronomicon. At the end someone lea
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
Costume
Tia Carrere's leather pants game is genuinely iconic.
Production
Shoestring international locations somehow sell the globe-trotting fantasy.
Stunts
Carrere performed many of her own fights—black belt energy is real.
Creator
Gil Grant
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tia Carrere was already a Grammy-winning singer when cast; she performed the show's theme song in some international markets.
Relic Hunter premiered two years after Tomb Raider's game debut and rode the wave of 'sexy archaeologist' media, though Sydney notably predated Lara Croft's film adaptation.
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