Why Watch
"Dive alongside Ross Kemp into dangerous waters to uncover forgotten maritime history and relics buried beneath the sea."
Tone: Adventurous, Historical, Investigative
AI Critic Analysis
Series Deep Dive:
In Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter, the acclaimed host trades terrestrial conflict zones for perilous deep-sea expeditions. Partnering with elite divers and marine archaeologists, Kemp surveys submerged wartime relics and colonial ruins across Britain's treacherous waters. Season 2 completes the journey, combining athletic field investigation with rigorous documentary context. The result is a grounded, tension-filled historical exploration on Sky History that treats sunken maritime artifacts with both reverence and dramatic weight.
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Season: 2
| Watched? | # | Air Date | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Apr 10, 2023 | The Mary Rose | |
| E2 | Apr 17, 2023 | Suez | |
| E3 | Apr 24, 2023 | Nazi Menace | |
| E4 | May 01, 2023 | D-Day |
Production Note - Limited Series
Production Type: Historical Docuseries Miniseries
Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter is a standalone Historical Docuseries Miniseries designed as a finite narrative. Across four curated expeditions, host Ross Kemp and marine archaeology experts explore notable underwater sites around Britain, including imperial warships and sunken slavers.
The closed-ended run concludes with Kemp uncovering the tragic maritime histories embedded along the British coastline, resolving all planned historical dives within its definitive four-part broadcast arc without further ongoing instalments.
The closed-ended run concludes with Kemp uncovering the tragic maritime histories embedded along the British coastline, resolving all planned historical dives within its definitive four-part broadcast arc without further ongoing instalments.
Production Trivia: Produced by Honey Bee and Freshwater Films, the series follows actor Ross Kemp alongside expert deep-sea divers exploring historical shipwrecks across the waters of the United Kingdom.
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Technical Details
- Network: Sky History
- Seasons: 2
- Years: 2022 - 2023
- Genre: History
Frequently Asked Questions
No second season has been announced. The show was commissioned and produced as a finite four-part documentary event series for Sky History.
The series is an unscripted documentary based entirely on real maritime history and archaeological expeditions. It follows Ross Kemp and expert dive teams as they investigate authentic historical shipwrecks rather than an adapted book or screenplay.
Filming took place across various coastal waters of the United Kingdom. Key locations included Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, as well as sites off the coasts of Devon, Cornwall, and the English Channel.
The limited series consists of four episodes in total. Each episode focuses on distinct historical shipwrecks spanning different eras of maritime history.
The expeditions feature several notable historical wrecks, including the German High Seas Fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow and World War II naval casualties. Kemp also dives on merchant ships and warships lost off the southern coast of England.
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