About this season
Helen Skelton leads a team of experts in search of precious items lost by members of the public in the Lake District.
Episodes (16)
1. Lost Ring of Rydal
Aired 5 January 2026 • 28 min
The team dive and detect in the hope of finding a beloved lost ring, and we revisit a 1938 cycle medal. After an incredible discovery, can we finally get it back to its owner?
2. The Elephant in the Lake
Aired 6 January 2026 • 28 min
The freedivers search for a treasured possession lost in a boat fire 17 years ago. And social media detective Mui finds a hidden clue in a drone. Can it lead her to the owner?
3. The Long Lost Ring
Aired 7 January 2026 • 28 min
The detectorists search for a beloved ring that was lost on a football field in 1966. And a phone dropped in the natural pools of Buttermere. Can our freedivers dive deep enough to find it?
4. Pictures of Grandad
Aired 8 January 2026 • 28 min
The team take on a search for a heartbroken teen. Can we find his phone full of family memories. And military dog tags found on the beach – but are they what they seem?
5. The Ring at the Jetty
Aired 12 January 2026 • 29 min
The team rake over a jetty, desperately seeking a treasured lost ring, and social media detective Mui gets creative, hoping to trace the owner of a phone found in the depths.
6. The Bracelet at the Beach
Aired 13 January 2026 • 29 min
The team look for a daughter’s treasured bracelet, given to her by her foster parents, and a rare find leads archive detective Sam on a trail which involves the author of Sherlock Holmes.
7. The Shepherd’s Lost Ring
Aired 14 January 2026 • 29 min
The detectorists try to find a ring for a shepherd lost 60 years ago, and Mui takes on a phone found by an underwater drone. Her search for the owner goes international!
8. The Sunken Tankard
Aired 15 January 2026 • 29 min
The team dive deep to search for a precious tankard lost by a heartbroken son, and detectives Mui and Sam work together to try to solve the mystery of a drone found in Ullswater.
9. Family Heirloom Lost
Aired 19 January 2026 • 29 min
The detectorists join forces with the freedivers to find not one but two family heirlooms lost by a heartbroken daughter. Glass artist Peter turns old thrown away bottles into stained-glass beauty, and archaeologist Sam looks into what could be our oldest find by our youngest treasure hunter.
10. Dad’s Treasured Bracelet
Aired 20 January 2026 • 29 min
The detectorists climb the fells at Crummock Water in blistering heat, hoping to find a bracelet given to a heartbroken daughter by her late father. The freedivers are out in force searching Ullswater for a precious pendent, and jeweller Nisha turns old damaged coins into treasure again.
11. Dad’s Last Gift
Aired 21 January 2026 • 29 min
The scuba team take on a search for a son’s precious last gift from his late father... but with a vast search area will they be successful? Elsewhere, the freedivers and detectorists head to the natural pools at Buttermere for a clean-up and are surprised to find something of great value.
12. The Ring in the Mole Hole
Aired 22 January 2026 • 29 min
The detectorist team take on a search for a ring lost to the mole holes of Blencathra. Plus a surprise phone found in Ullswater – can we track down the owner?
13. A Tale of Two Rings
Aired 26 January 2026 • 29 min
A tale of two rings... the freedivers head to Crummock Water to try to find Andy’s lost wedding ring, which his wife had told him never to wear in the lake. And over at Penrith Castle, can a wedding ring lost almost a decade ago be found in time for a silver wedding anniversary next year?
14. A Search at Grasmere
Aired 27 January 2026 • 29 min
The expert team try to find a camera filled with precious memories, and archive detective Sam is challenged to find the family of a WWI star medal found by a local detectorist.
15. Dad’s Prized Possession
Aired 28 January 2026 • 29 min
The scubas search for a dad’s prized possession lost by his son 36 years ago, while on the same lake the freedivers try to find Ricard’s wedding ring, lost just a week ago.
16. The Story Lives On
Aired 29 January 2026 • 29 min
In this what happened next special, the team search again for a precious ring and try once more to reunite a camera with its owner. Finally, a few special moments after the cameras stopped.