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Relic Hunter is a Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. It centers on Sydney Fox, a professor who is also a 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 (Seasons 1 and 2; the less air headed Karen in Season 3). She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for monetary gain. The series includes fantasy and science fiction elements, with many of the relics featured having supposed supernatural powers or being pieces of unusually advanced technology. It ran for three seasons in the U. S. between 1999 and 2002, fulfilling its initial three season, 66 episode contract, which was not renewed. In both Ireland and the United Kingdom, it aired on Sky1 and subsidiary channels, while in Canada, it aired on CityTV and Space, CTV's sister network A Channel and Showcase. The series was shot in the Toronto area, and includes many familiar local landmarks among its locations. As of July 2023, the series airs on the Heroes and Icons cable network.

Relic Hunter follows the globe trotting adventures of unorthodox American archaeologist Sydney Fox (Tia Carrere), and her more reserved British assistant Nigel Bailey (Christien Anholt). They are assisted at their "home base", a generic American university identified only as Trinity College, by ditzy student secretary Claudia (Lindy 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 Petrusky (Tanja Reichert), who is more talented than Claudia at dealing with predicaments of a bureaucratic nature. At the beginning 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 (in disguise) or government. Most episodes feature the duo traveling 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.

Tia Carrere as Sydney Fox: The main protagonist and titular relic hunter of the series, Sydney works closely with Nigel Bailey whom she meets in the first episode and is proficient in both hand to hand (seen in most episodes) and weapons (seen in particular in episode thirty, "Roman Holiday") combat. She has many contacts all over the world, in the archaeological fields and otherwise, and is very protective of both her assistants, as well as her students and colleagues. She is willing to fly to any country without notice to fetch back, "save" or avenge them. She is officially Professor of Ancient Studies, and on the rare occasions she actually teaches, has been seen lecturing on anthropology, archaeology, and history. Christien Anholt as Nigel Bailey: Sydney's more reserved British teaching assistant and companion who accompanies her on her travels whilst searching for the relics. Nigel often finds himself in situations that are uncomfortable and needs Sydney's help to get out of them. This evens out as the series progresses, though. He is secretly in love with Sydney. Lindy Booth as Claudia (Also starring; season 1; Starring season 2): Sydney's office assistant who often helps out Sydney and Nigel from the campus back home whilst they are abroad. She sometimes plays a vital role in finding the relic and shares witty banter with Nigel. In spite of her general incompetence, she possesses a savant like ability for organizing unorthodox and creative solutions to travel difficulties that Sydney and Nigel face, in one case arranging for them to sneak over the Angolan border disguised as Catholic missionaries. Claudia occasionally joined Sydney and Nigel in the field, most notably during their quests for Ariadne's ball of twine and Cleopatra's necklace. Tanja Reichert as Karen Petrusky (Season 3): Claudia's replacement for the final season. She was portrayed as far more competent than Claudia at her actual job, though she had more of a habit of getting kidnapped.

Tony Rosato as Stewie Harper (Episodes 1, 8, 21): Relic hunter who has a love hate relationship with Sydney. Louis Mandylor as Derek Lloyd (Episodes 7, 26, 46): A CIA agent who requires Sydney's help on several occasions. Nancy Anne Sakovich as Cate Hemphill (Episodes 25, 34, 53; mentioned in 47, 54, 59, 66): An Interpol agent and occasional romantic interest of Nigel. Simon MacCorkindale as Fabrice De Viega (Episodes 47, 58, 66): Sydney's sworn enemy who killed her mentor Alistair Newel when she was ten. Lori Gordon as Lynette (Episodes 8, 10), a temp who occasionally fills in for Claudia on two occasions. Madhuri Bhatia as Dr. Hosni.

No. Title Relic Flashback Flashback location Other locations 1 “Buddha’s Bowl” Buddha’s alms bowl523 BC Nepal Hong Kong 2 “Smoking Gun” Al Capone’s diamond encrusted gun1930 Chicago United States 3 “The Headless Nun” Remains of Sister Evangeline17th C. Nova Scotia Canada 4 “Flag Day” Pioneer's Bear Flag of California1846 California United States 5 “Thank You Very Much” Lost guitar of Elvis Presley1960 Germany Germany 6 “Diamond in the Rough” Magical glove of former baseball great Jimmy Jonesboro1946 Fenway Park, Boston United States 7 “Transformation” Paracelsus scrolls1946 Salzburg, Austria Peru 8 “Etched in Stone” Treasure of legendary Viking Jann the Bold935 Northumbrian Coast Sweden 9 “The Book of Love” Casanova’s Book of Love1749 Casanova’s Hideaway, Italy Italy10 “The Myth of the Maze” Minotaur’s maze3000 BC Athens Greece11 “Irish Crown Affair” Lost crown of the last King of Ireland1000 Ireland Dublin12 “The Emperor’s Bride” Coffin of the bride of a Chinese Emperor1000 BC Huang River, China Alaska13 “Afterlife and Death” Diamond of Thutmose III1425 BC Egypt Amsterdam14 “Nine Lives” Statue of the cat goddess Mafdet1895 Egypt New York15 “Affaire de Coeur” Rings that belonged to lovers, Callum and Elena1430 Scotland Scotland16 “A Vanishing Art” Scepter of the Kingdom of Hungary1897 Budapest Atlantic City17 “A Good Year” Crown jewels of France1792 Paris France18 “The Last Knight” Templar Grand Master's sword of Jacques de Molay1300 Paris, circa France19 “Love Letter” Records proving a secret marriage on the eve of the French Revolution1789 Village South of Paris France20 “Possessed” Zeus’ sacred sundial14th C. Libya Brussels21 “Nothing but the Truth” Ruby Chalice of Truth1534 The Barbary Coast Paris22 “Memories of Montmartre” A tiara known as the Heart of Europe1930s Moulin Rouge France23 “The Put Back” Idol from the Temple of Woot100 Kuba, Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo24 “Dagger of Death” Dagger of Kali500 Temple of Kali, India Calcutta and Kashmir25 “Last of the Mochicas” Vessel believed to contain the Great Warrior Spirit of the Mochicas662 South America Peruvian jungle26 “The Legend of the Lost” The Kai Nomata (lost tribe)4800 BC Vanuatu Islands New Guinea27 “Fertile Ground” Idol of Lono1779 Hawaii Madagascar28 “Gypsy Jigsaw” Crown of the Romani people1830 Romania Bucharest, Romania29 “Three Rivers to Cross” Jade Empress1245 Three Rivers, China Hong Kong and Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan, China30 “Roman Holiday” Caesar’s breastplate44 BC Rome Italy31 “Cross of Voodoo” Haitian Cross of Utulate 18th C. Haiti New Orleans32 “Lost Contact” Sacrificial bowl1824 Burma Myanmar33 “The Reel Thing” Relics of Egyptian Pharaoh Amun II1516 BC Egypt England34 “M. I. A.” Faberge egg1886 St. Petersburg, Russia New York City, several clips from other episodes35 “Out of the Past” Cleopatra’s necklace30 BC Egypt Alexandria, Egypt36 “Eyes of Toklamanee” Eyes of Toklamanee1605 Mississippi Valley St Louis37 “Run Sydney Run” Sword of Ateas339 BC Ural Steppes Russia38 “French Connection” Prophecy of Nostradamus1600 Church Of Cordiers Salon France39 “Don’t Go Into the Woods” Golden Falcon of Maribor1711 Carpathian Mountains Ljubljana, Slovenia40 “Midnight Flight” Ruby encrusted scepter of Gunther the Brave400 Germania Circa Luxembourg and Paris41 “The Executioner’s Mask” Executioner's Mask1789 Bourg, France Paris42 “The Royal Ring” Ring of Anne Boleyn1536 Tower of London London, Leeds Castle in Kent, England43 “Set in Stone” Magical sword of St. Gabriel1595 Balaton, Hungary 44 “Deadline” First Christian Tau cross1099 Jerusalem Paris45 “Wages of Sydney” Chinese dragon’s egg1359 Quan Shu Fortress, Manchuria New York, USA and Quan Shu, China46 “Mr. Right” Bowl of Parvati1459 Bali, Indonesia Singapore47 “Sydney at Ten” Egyptian necklace1981 St. Beatrice's School Turkey48 “The Light of Truth” Light of Truth843 Arabia Morocco49 “Treasure Island” The treasure of Treasure Island1790 The Spanish Main South Seas50 “Star of Nadir” Star of Nadir1423 Palace of the Talibs, Endostan 51 “Vampire’s Kiss” Vampire Chalice1720 Czechoslovakia Prague, Czech Republic and Târgovişte, Romania52 “Devil Doll” Cursed Aztec Devil Doll1488 Meso America Central America53 “Incognito” Lancet which causes anyone cut with it to gain incredible strength1522 New Guinea Papua New Guinea, Lisbon, Portugal and Valletta, Malta54 “All Choked Up” Statue of Athena800 BC Greece Skyros Island, Greece55 “Warlock of Nu Theta Phi” Wicca amulet1692 New England Colonies 56 “Women Want to Know” Statue of Ganesha1075 Southeast Asia 57 “Fire in the Sky” Extraterrestrial artifact1398 Pacific Northwest 58 “Hunting with the Enemy” Ashes of Confucius1952 Cambodia Rayong Province, Thailand59 “Antianeirai” Belt of Hippolyte1200 BC Asia Minor Istanbul, Turkey60 “Under the Ice” Anasazi mummy1355 Arctic Circle 61 “Arthur’s Cross” Cross of King Arthur455 England Chepstow, Wales62 “Faux Fox” Crown jewels of Charles IV of Spain1808 Royal Palace, Madrid Seville, Spain63 “Pandora’s Box” Pandora's box422 An Najaf, Persia 64 “The Warlord” Kahina's Saddle1401 Bekkastan 65 “Fountain of Youth” Water from the Fountain of Youth1521 Pascus Florida, West Indies Seville, Spain and Cotswolds, England66 “So Shall it Be” Keys to Stonehenge121 Stonehenge, England Bristol, England

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 Soldiers' Tower (directly adjacent to Hart House). The "Antianeirai" 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 onboard signage 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. All seasons were filmed in widescreen 16:9 but mainly shown in pan and scan 4/3 as are most of Fireworks Entertainment productions from 2000. The widescreen versions of all seasons are available for viewing at Netflix in Nordics as of 2012.