Ross Kemp: Treasure Hunter, review: see Alan Partridge Adventures

Regardless of Bear Grylls – does anyone live more of Boy’s Own adventurous existence than Ross Kemp? We had Ross Kemp: Alive in Alaska, Ross Kemp about gangs, Ross Kemp in search of pirates, Ross Kemp: Battle for the Amazon, Ross Kemp and the armed police and that show where he met the man who fed the lions in his last garden next to the M1. V Ross Kemp: A wreck treasure hunter (History of Heaven) continues to make his dreams come true.

In the series, Kemp learns to dive in wreckage before visiting various cities along the UK coast. In the first episode, he went to Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, an anchorage for the Royal Navy fleet between World War I and World War II.

This introduced us to an interesting piece of military history, as Kemp explored the wreckage of a German escort vessel and the SS Tabark, which was sunk at the entrance to Scapa Flow to protect it from enemy submarines. The “treasure” he found included a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale and some Bovril: “antique trash,” according to Kemp, but still moving. This program contained a personal element: two of his relatives, cousins ​​who had once been removed, died at sea while serving at HMS Hood when he was attacked by Bismarck in 1941.

The series highlighted Kemp’s strengths and weaknesses as a leader. He is best when he meets people, simply chats and asks insightful questions. As an interviewer, he is really very good. But, O Lord, his supply. He learned from the master – Jeremy Clarkson – that he has to go UP [dramatic pause] and then DOWN [meaningful silence]. He explains the need for speech slowly and clearly by dividing each sentence into parts. “Next time. I’m diving deeper than ever. All the way back. To World War I.”

And there’s something so serious about Kemp’s presentation that the spirit of Alan Partridge is never far away. “I’m Ross Kemp and I’ve always had an affinity for the sea and especially for shipwrecks.” It didn’t help him when he met Emily Turton, the technical diver who was his guide in this episode and helped him squeeze into an uncircumcised suit: “This is something I never thought I would do: lubricate Ross Kemp ! “