Meet the Ancestors: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Meet the Ancestors (later Ancestors) is a BBC Television documentary series first broadcast in 1998. It documented the archaeological excavation and scientific reconstruction of human remains. The series was introduced by archaeologist Julian Richards and often included facial reconstructions by Caroline Wilkinson.

Series details

• Title: Meet the Ancestors
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 1998-01-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-03-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38986
• IMDb ID: tt0273370
• TVDB ID: 121341

Cast and credited roles

• Julian Richards — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-01-08; final listed air date 1998-02-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1999-01-07; final listed air date 2000-02-17; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2000-01-13; final listed air date 2000-10-07; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 2001-01-09; final listed air date 2001-02-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 2002-02-19; final listed air date 2002-02-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 6: premiered 2003-01-01; final listed air date 2004-03-18; episode order: 7.
• Season 7: premiered 2004-02-14; final listed air date 2004-03-14; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Meet the Ancestors on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.