TV series
Hooten & The Lady
Overview
Hugely charismatic, roguish American adventurer Hooten and his fantastically feisty partner in crime, Lady Alexandra travel the world, from the Vatican to The Himalayas, the Amazon to Egypt, in their quest to save the world's lost treasures.
Details
- First air date
- 2016-09-16
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Network
- Sky One
- Production
- Indochina Productions, Red Planet Pictures
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael Landes as Hooten
- Ophelia Lovibond as Lady Alex Spencer-Parker
- Jessica Hynes as Ella Bond
- Shaun Parkes as Clive Stephenson
- Jonathan Bailey as Edward
- Jane Seymour
- Kierston Wareing
- Caroline Loncq
- Joanna Scanlan
- Anton Lesser
- Vincent Regan
- Colin McFarlane
Creators and crew
- Tony Jordan - Creator
- Justin Molotnikov - Director
- Daniel O'Hara - Director
- Colin Teague - Director
- Julian Holmes - Director
- Andy Hay - Director
Episodes
Episode 1: The Amazon
British Museum curator Lady Alex Lindo-Parker jets off to the Amazon in search of Victorian explorer Percy Fawcett's lost camp. A series of mishaps sees her joined by maverick American adventurer Hooten and they stumble upon El Dorado.
Episode 2: Rome
Hooten asks Lady Alex to help him search for the Sibylline Books - a collection of lost mystical prophecies from ancient Rome. The British Museum curator accepts, but quickly finds herself scaling the Sistine Chapel, battling a sewer alligator and clashing with the Mafia.
Episode 3: Egypt
Alex heads to Egypt, where she teams up with Hooten to find the long-lost tomb of Alexander the Great - but some unscrupulous locals are hot on their heels.
Episode 4: Bhutan
Lady Alex and Hooten head to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in search of an ancient scroll rumoured to have been written by the Buddha himself.
Episode 5: Ethiopia
When Ella is kidnapped in Ethiopia, Lady Alex and Hooten head to Africa where they they must overcome crazed bandits and surly camels in order to save the day.
Episode 6: Moscow
Lady Alex jets off to Moscow to help Hooten in his search for a lost Faberge egg and confronts her arch enemy from university, who now works for a shadowy black market collector, but they soon become entangled in a sinister criminal underworld.
Episode 7: Cambodia
Lady Alex and Hooten attempt to track down the priceless Cintamani jewel in Cambodia, but they quickly attract the attention of a ruthless drug gang.
Episode 8: Caribbean
Alex puts her wedding in jeopardy as she follows Hooten to an idyllic Caribbean island, searching for Captain Henry Morgan's buried pirate treasure. With half a map each and other hunters on their tail, this larger-than-life expedition threatens to derail the biggest day in Lady Alex's life.
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