黄金搭档引领穿越风潮。考古、寻宝、历险、探奇等吸引眼球元素一应俱全。专业考证严密，堪比BBC经典纪录片，更能引发高智人群的共鸣。
几位才能卓著的考古学家在历史前沿进行探索。他们由精力旺盛并充满激情的吉莉安·麦格威尔德教授来领导，他追寻其伟大母亲的职业道路，并继承了其探寻历史上最重要遗址的宿愿。每集内容都扣人心弦，展示了激动人心的历史事件，其中包括18世纪被屠杀的奴隶遗骸的挖掘、真十字架被发现的可能性、伊拉克战争中对巴比伦遗址的掠夺、对罗马浴场下深藏的秘密议会的探索等等。

The first episode of Hustle was broadcast on BBC One on 24 February 2004, driven by a strong advertising campaign organised by Abbott Mead Vickers, surrounding its slogan, "the con is on". The programme was an immediate success, attracting over 6.7 million viewers, and attracting favourable reviews.