Aussie Gold Hunters

Aussie Gold Hunters is an Australian factual television show that follows hard-core crews of gold prospectors in Western Australia, Australia. The series is produced by Electric Pictures and began on the Foxtel Discovery Channel on 15 September 2016 with 8 episodes.[1] The second season had 10 episodes and the third season had 13 episodes.[2][3] It has aired in over 130 countries and territories around the world including the UK.

Aussie Gold Hunters
GenreDocumentary
Created byFoxtel
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of series5
No. of episodes51
Production
Executive producer(s)Darren Chau
Producer(s)Electric Pictures
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkDiscovery Channel
Original release15 September 2016 –
present

Season 5 premiered in Australia on 30 April 2020 with 20 episodes planned around seven teams of prospectors.[4] Two teams from earlier seasons (the "Victoria Diggers" and "Gold Gypsies") are joined by five new teams.[4]

Staged scenes

Contrary to the factual television claim, staged 'robbery' and 'lost' scenes are sometimes used to build up hype. [5]

Teams
  • Christine and Greg Clark, husband and wife aka "Gold Gypsies" (Season 1-5)
  • Vernon Strange, Leon Marsh and Jake Larsen, best friends aka "The Dirt Dogs" (Season 1-4)
  • Henri Chassaing and Kellie Carter, remote prospectors (Season 1-2)
  • Ted and Lecky Mahoney (Season 2-3) joined by daughter Tyler (Season 4); Tyler would later go on to star in season 4 of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail, a similar show on U.S. TV, season 4 set in Aus.[6]
  • Rick Fishers, solo prospector (Season 2-3)
  • Alex Stead and father-in-law Eric Richards aka "The Scrappers" (Season 3-4)
  • Neville Perry and Mick Clark aka "Victoria Diggers" (Season 4-5)

References
  1. https://tvtonight.com.au/tag/aussie-gold-hunters
  2. https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/06/returning-aussie-gold-hunters.html
  3. https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/03/renewed-aussie-gold-hunters-2.html
  4. "Aussie Gold Hunters Returns for Fifth Season on the Discovery Channel". Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. https://rodneystevens.com/aussie-taxes-helping-fund-discoverys-aussie-gold-liars/
  6. "Who is Gold Miner & Aussie Beauty, Tyler Mahoney in Gold Rush's New Season?". TVShowCasts.com. 25 March 2020.

See also


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