Treasure Hunt: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Treasure Hunt was a popular UK game show, based on the format of the French show La Chasse au Trésor, created by Jacques Antoine. It appeared on Channel 4 between 28 December 1982 and 18 May 1989 and was revived by BBC Two between 16 December 2002 and 2 August 2003.

A team of two contestants, always in the studio, had to use a library of (deliberately relevant) maps and reference materials to solve up to five clues, and communicate instructions via a radio link to a skyrunner who had the use of a helicopter. The contestants were given the first clue for free, the solving of which would lead to the location of the second clue and so on until a trinket or other significant object was found by solving the final clue. The contestants won a higher cash prize each time they solved a clue correctly. This was all done "against the clock". Even once the contestants had solved the final clue, the skyrunner still had to confirm they were correct, by reaching the final target. On a few occasions, the contestants solved all five clues with time to spare, in which case, a bonus clue was given to the contestants. This typically resulted in their winning a bottle of champagne.

Series details

• Title: Treasure Hunt
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1982-12-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-08-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8106
• IMDb ID: tt0196297
• TVDB ID: 73228

Cast and credited roles

• Wincey Willis — Adjudicator
• Annette Lynton — Adjudicator
• Ann Meo — Question Setter
• Kenneth Kendall — Host
• Anneka Rice — Skyrunner
• Dermot Murnaghan — Host
• Suzi Perry — Skyrunner
• Annabel Croft — Skyrunner
• Keith Thompson — Helicopter Pilot

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1982-12-28; final listed air date 1983-03-17.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-01-05; final listed air date 1984-03-29.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-12-27; final listed air date 1985-10-30.
• Season 4: premiered 1985-12-27; final listed air date 1986-03-20.
• Season 5: premiered 1987-02-12; final listed air date 1987-05-14.
• Season 6: premiered 1988-02-18; final listed air date 1988-05-29.
• Season 7: premiered 1989-02-16; final listed air date 1989-05-18.
• Season 8: premiered 2002-12-16; final listed air date 2002-12-20.
• Season 9: premiered 2003-04-14; final listed air date 2003-08-02.

Source and licence

Adapted from Treasure Hunt 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.