Rod Manning
Self - The Bushmen
Outback Opal Hunters (2018)
Season 4
Season 4 originally aired on Thursday, February 6, 2020
Released Feb. 8, 2018
Episode 44 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Reality
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.mission
Watch Providers: Discovery, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel + 3 more, HBO Max, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: Prospero Productions
Network: Discovery Channel
S4E1 - Episode 1
In Mintabie, South Australia, The Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. In Sheepyards, NSW, The Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal. Meanwhile, rookie prospectors The Poms seek a prize opal to kickstart their mining career.
Feb. 6, 2020, midnight
S4E2 - Episode 2
The Bushmen face off against a miner who has illegally dug on their claim.
Feb. 13, 2020, midnight
S4E3 - Episode 3
The Tunnel Rats deal with an unexploded bomb and hazardous gases; The Bros attempt to fit their equipment into a new mine; The Poms make their first trip underground.
Feb. 20, 2020, midnight
S4E4 - Episode 4
In Opalton, Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron's excavator has a close call.
Feb. 27, 2020, midnight
S4E5 - Episode 5
The Bushmen take a big risk, trying out a new mining method deep below the ground, and injury slows down progress for The Bros and The Poms are struggling to find their first piece of opal.
March 5, 2020, midnight
S4E6 - Episode 6
The Boulder Boys, who are within reach of their $100,000 season target, chase old leads that could see them strike it rich and The Bushmen face a disaster underground.
March 12, 2020, midnight
S4E7 - Episode 7
A violent summer storm sees The Young Guns race to save their only claim from a flood; meanwhile The McFarlanes must build a drill from spare parts.
March 19, 2020, midnight
S4E8 - Episode 8
Tunnel Rats Bayden Pearse and Leese Grobe get the lifeline they desperately need. Meanwhile, Pete Cooke and Sam Westra are on the last dig of their season, and 20-year-old Sam must decide whether to quit opal mining for good.
March 26, 2020, midnight
S4E9 - Episode 9
The Tunnel Rats struggle working on unfamiliar ground. The Boulder Boys try to keep their jobs with a last-ditch hunt to satisfy their mining partners.
April 2, 2020, midnight
S4E10 - Episode 10
The Bushmen combat opal thieves on land and in the skies. Plus, Lightning Ridge's Gavan McFarlane puts his son to work and the Boulder Boys dig their way out of trouble.
April 9, 2020, midnight
S4E11 - Episode 11
The Bushmen stay up late to drive out poachers from their mine. Col Duff reunites with Greg Geran in one last push to find opal before the summer heat gets too much.
April 16, 2020, midnight
S4E12 - Episode 12
The Young Guns risk it all to find rare pineapple opal. Meanwhile, the Boulder Boys take on deadly ground and the Bushmen face a race to the hospital.
April 23, 2020, midnight
Network: Discovery Channel
Episode Runtime: 44 min.
Season Runtime: 7260 min.
Released: Feb. 8, 2018
Last Air Date: Oct. 2, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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