River Hunters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In River Hunters, Rick Edwards and river-searching expert Beau Ouimette visit some of the most historically significant sites across Britain: covering iconic events and battles including Roman Briton, the Wars of the Roses, the Reformation and the English Civil War. Their searches of these unexplored rivers and waterways unearth treasures from the past which reveal how our various ancestors used to live.

As the artefacts surface from under layers of silt and rocks, the duo will meet with local archaeologists and historians to unearth the stories and people behind the finds. Spanning each river's layered past, the new series will offer a fresh perspective and even redefine our history as we know it.

Using state-of-the-art technology, archive maps and contemporaneous accounts from the period, Beau and Rick perform the first underwater archeological digs in some of the most exciting and iconic historical sites in Britain, often in dangerous and fast-flowing water.

Series details

• Title: River Hunters
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2019-03-18
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky History
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39751
• TVDB ID: 360923

Cast and credited roles

• Rick Edwards — Rick Edwards
• Beau Ouimette — Beau Ouimette

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-03-18; final listed air date 2019-05-06; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-04-05; final listed air date 2021-11-15; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-05-16; final listed air date 2022-05-30; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from River Hunters 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.