Tom McCarthy
Director
Britain's Biggest Dig (2020)
Miniseries
Profiling two of the massive archaeological digs along the 150-mile route of HS2, the UK’s new high-speed rail link, ahead of its start of construction. These cemetery excavations reveal forgotten stories of the rich and poor, and how Georgian-era London and industrial Birmingham left their mark on the thousands of skeletons buried there.
Released Sept. 15, 2020
Episode 59 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, tmdb.british-history, tmdb.archaeological-dig, tmdb.archaeology
Watch Providers: AcornTV Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand, Acorn TV Apple TV
Production Companies: Lion Television
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Episode 1
In advance of the construction of HS2, the biggest ever cemetery excavation in Britain reveals the forgotten stories of rich and poor in Georgian London.
Sept. 15, 2020, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
Professor Alice Roberts and Dr Yasmin Khan dig deeper through the excavations at St James’s burial ground on the hunt for the lost explorer who extended Britain’s empire across the globe.
Sept. 22, 2020, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
Working-class Victorians made Birmingham one of the most important industrial cities on the planet. Professor Roberts and Dr Khan present discoveries ranging from skeletons bearing mysterious cut marks to the rise of the real Peaky Blinders.
Sept. 29, 2020, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 59 min.
Season Runtime: 179 min.
Released: Sept. 15, 2020
Last Air Date: Sept. 29, 2020, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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