Someone at Channel 4 has clearly got a childlike love of treasure hunts. After Tony Robinson romped around the British Museum in Codex, here we have something on a bigger scale - much bigger. Jamie Theakston has hidden seven secret symbols in seven countries and he's got ten photogenic contestants on the hunt for them. Only a brief taster tape was available but it looks like an agreeable, semiintellectual caper. Whereas in Codex part of the fun was trying to crack the code before the dimwitted contestants did, here it doesn't look like there'll be the same play-along factor. In fact, the whole thing feels less about breaking a "web of cyphers and codes" and more about women in tight clothing climbing rope ladders and running up spiral staircases. Which, for the kind of Da Vinci Code fanbase this is aimed at, can only increase its appeal.
Global treasure hunt entertainment series presented by Jamie Theakston. The contestants crack codes and unravel clues at Notre Dame de Paris, Notre Dame de Chartres and the Citadel of Carcassonne.
Global treasure hunt entertainment series presented by Jamie Theakston. The seven remaining contestants continue their quest in Rajasthan, India, visiting the Taj Mahal, Jaipur and Udaipur's Lake Palace.
Global treasure hunt entertainment series presented by Jamie Theakston. The six remaining contestants continue their quest in Egypt.
Global treasure hunt entertainment series presented by Jamie Theakston. The five remaining contestants continue their quest in Guatemala.
Global treasure hunt entertainment series presented by Jamie Theakston. The remaining contestants continue their quest in Peru.
Global treasure hunt entertainment series presented by Jamie Theakston. The contestants tour the world, cracking codes and unravelling mysteries in the hope of winning 50,000 pounds in buried treasure. This final episode sees the last three contestants return to Britain for a right royal battle for the crown, with clues based on the regal tussle between Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, taking in various historic sites.