Bonekickers

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From left to right: Prof Gregory Parton (Hugh Bonneville), Dr Gillian Magwilde (Julie Graham) and Viv Davis (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), Foreground: Dr Ben Ergha (Adrian Lester)
GenreSerial
Drama
Created byMatthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah
StarringJulie Graham
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Adrian Lester
Hugh Bonneville
Michael Maloney
Template:Pluralize from text of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from textEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time57 minutes
Production Template:Pluralize from textMammoth Screen
Original release
NetworkBBC One
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Bonekickers is a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University.[1] It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series.

It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah.[2] It was produced by Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen Ltd and co-produced with Monastic Productions. Archaeologist and Bristol University academic Mark Horton acted as the series' archaeological consultant.[3] Adrian Lester has described the programme as "CSI meets Indiana Jones [...] There's an element of the crime procedural show, there's science, conspiracy theories—and there's a big underlying mystery that goes through the whole six-episode series."[4]

Much of the series was filmed in the City of Bath, Somerset, with locations including the University of Bath campus (which does not offer Archaeology courses).[1] Additional locations included Brean Down Fort and Kings Weston House (both for episode 2), Chavenage House for episodes 5 & 6 and Sheldon Manor.

On 21 November 2008 Broadcast magazine revealed the show would not be returning for a second series.[5]

Characters

  • Dr Gillian Magwilde – the team's head archaeologist, played by Julie Graham.
  • Vivienne "Viv" Davis – young and promising archaeologist, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
  • Dr Ben Ergha – a young, established archaeologist, played by Adrian Lester.
  • Professor Gregory "Dolly" Parton – the experienced and older male archaeologist, played by Hugh Bonneville. .
  • Professor Daniel Mastiff – played by Michael Maloney.

Episodes

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Reception

Ratings

According to unofficial figures, the first episode of the series was watched by 6.8 million viewers, achieving a 31% audience share.[6] This fell to 5.2 million viewers with a 24.3% share in the second week,[7] and 4.6 million with a 21% share in the third.[8] And week four fell again to 4.2 million, a 20% share. Week five dropped to 3.8 million. The final episode saw a slight increase in viewers to 4.3 million.[9]

First night reviews

The series debuted to broadly negative reviews. The GuardianTemplate:'s Gareth McLean described the show as "mind-bogglingly dreadful", with "lame characters delivering abysmal lines",[10] David Chater of The Times thought it "rubbish",[11] and The IndependentTemplate:'s Thomas Sutcliffe found it laughable and full of absurdities, while also observing that "Professor Magwilde's approach to archaeology is unconventional. She likes to squat at the edge of the trench and mutter urgently, 'Come on! Give up your secrets!'"[12] In BBC Two's Newsnight Review, the author Kate Mosse asserted it would be "great for teenagers", while the academic and critic Sarah Churchwell said the "execution [was] appalling" and that it was "beyond silly"; John Mullan likewise criticised the show's absurdities, saying that "Hokum has to have its own logic".[13] The New Statesman described it as "dramatic goo".[14] Some reviews were slightly more positive - Patricia Wynn Davies of The Telegraph wrote that while lacking in subtlety, the episode had an "action-packed conclusion",[15] and Lucy Mangan in the Guardian criticised the episode as "arrant nonsense" and "a clattering bag of madness" and found its characters too "shouty", but praised Paul Rhys and overall concluded that the episode was "utterly bonkers but curiously satisfying" and that, as for the series, "keeping the faith for a few more weeks might well pay off".[16]

Academic reception

In line with the broadly negative reviews, the reception amongst the academic community was mixed, with different complaints around technical accuracy.

Viewer complaints

A scene in the first episode which depicted a Muslim's beheading by an extremist Christian drew 100 complaints. The BBC expressed "regret" that some viewers had found the scene "inappropriate",but defended the decision to show it.[17]

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."University-based BBC1 drama Bonekickers to be aired tonight". Internal News. University of Bath. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  2. ^ History comes alive in Bonekickers – new "groundbreaking" drama for BBC One Script error: No such module "webarchive"., BBC press release, 13 June 2008
  3. ^ First Look: Bonekickers, the BBC's new 'Time Team meets Indiana Jones' drama series Script error: No such module "webarchive"., TV Scoop
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Warman, Matt (8 July 2008). "Bonekickers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2008.[dead link]
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC1 drops Bonekickers". Broadcast. 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Holmwood, Leigh (9 July 2008). "TV ratings: 6.8m viewers dig Bonekickers on BBC1". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davidson, Darren (16 July 2008). "BBC One's Bonekickers sheds 1m viewers on second outing". Brand Republic. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Holmwood, Leigh (23 July 2008). "TV ratings: Audiences plummet for BBC's Eastenders and Bonekickers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Farey-Jones, Daniel (13 August 2008). "C4's 'Secret Millionaire' hits ratings stride with 3.7m". Brand Republic. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McLean, Gareth (8 July 2008). "Watch this". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chater, David (8 July 2008). "Roman Mysteries – Bonekickers – Imagine: Anthony Minghella". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sutcliffe, Thomas (9 July 2008). "Last Night's TV: Bonekickers, BBC1". The Independent. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Newsnight Review". Bonekickers. iPlayer. 4 July 2008. 30 mins minutes in.
  14. ^ The Call of the Weird Script error: No such module "webarchive"., New Statesman, 10 July 2008 - accessed 10 July 2008.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Davies, Patricia Wynn (8 July 2008). "Tuesday's TV & radio choices". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2008.[dead link]
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mangan, Lucy (9 July 2008). "Last night's TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."BBC Trust:ESC APRIL BULLETIN Editorial Standards Findings: Appeals and other editorial issues to the Trust considered by the Editorial" (PDF). April 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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