Name: Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-04-18
Rating: 5.0

Overview

Actor and author Ross Kemp dives into the deep ocean to uncover long lost stories and mysteries in this new Sky series, `Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure'. Accompanying him for the dives of a lifetime is expert diver Emily Turton, and together they will go on many expeditions to some of the most famous shipwrecks around the UK. They hope to find answers to long-standing questions, hidden secrets, and any potential treasures that could be lost on the sea floor. Through these wrecks, Britain's complex history will become a little more clear.

Seasons

Season 1

4 Episodes

2022

E01

The U-Boat Terror

4/18/2022·45m

Inspired by the story of his two cousins that died at sea in WWII, Ross Kemp explores captured German scout warship, the F2 and brings up treasure that could link back to his relatives.

E02

The Kaiser Sunken Fleet

4/25/2022·45m

Ross Kemp continues his adventure in Scapa Flow, plunging down on the wrecks of a German warship and an experimental submersible aircraft carrier called the M2.

E03

Slaver Ship Secrets

5/2/2022·45m

On the coast of north Devon, Ross is joined by Emily Turton, as he prepares to dive down on the wreck of sunken steam ship Iona II. The ship was heading to America in the early 1860s, when it went down with a mystery cargo on board that the owners went to extensive efforts to recover in secret. Ross hopes his night dive might reveal what they wanted back so badly but the wreck is shrouded in dense low visibility which hampers their investigations.

E04

Gun Runners

5/9/2022·45m

Ross and Mallory dive down to the wreck site of 36-gun Nelsonian frigate HMS Amethyst, a legendary battle cruiser, launched in 1799, which proved one of the most successful and prolific of the Napoleonic wars. Ross makes an incredible find using an underwater metal detector, and the historic item reveals why the ship was such a potent weapon of war but also gives clues as to how and why it sank. It leads Ross, Mallory, and Neil to the 16th century Minera Tavern for a story of trickery and kidnapping by the Royal Navy.

Season 2

4 Episodes

2023

E01

The Mary Rose

4/10/2023·44m

In preparation for his deepest ever dive, Ross returns to training with dive master Neil Brock and explores the site of Britain’s most famous wreck: the Mary Rose.

E02

Suez

4/17/2023·43m

Ross hops from Portsmouth to Plymouth and explores a coastline littered with treasures. A bout of hypercapnia leaves Ross shaken after the dive of a 17th century shipwreck.

E03

Nazi Menace

4/24/2023·39m

The quest continues in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, a deeply personal journey given Ross' grandfather fought in the North African campaign during World War II.

E04

D-Day

5/1/2023·44m

Starting in Dorset's Studland Bay, Ross searches for wrecks that tell the story of D-Day and learns that winning wasn't just a case of superior power, but also ingenuity.