A NEW Channel 5 show starting this week will feature a Furness expert showing Michaela Strachan and Dan Walker how to metal detect.
Graeme Rushton is from Unearthed, a shop selling metal detecting equipment in Dalton. He has been part of previous shows on ITV and Channel 5.
This new show, called Digging For Treasure, airs on Channel 5 at 9pm this Friday. Graeme will feature in the first episode for about five minutes as an expert but the second episode is set in Cumbria and Graeme is more prominent in it.
His role in the second episode will not only be to show the presenters how to metal detect but also to introduce the local farmers and landowners to the hobby.
Graeme said: "I have been metal detecting for over 40 years ever since I was a kid. I've travelled all over the country doing TV shows.
"I am cast as a metal detecting expert, doing it with Michaela Strachan. It was such an enjoyable experience working with Michaela Strachan. She makes you feel relaxed because she is a natural."
Graeme did not want to give away the exact location of where the dig was for the show, but he said that it was 'west of Penrith.'
He said that the new show is 'massive' and Channel 5 casting stars such as Michaela Strachan and Dan Walker was to give the series some clout.
Dan Walker described the series as the 'Top Gear of metal detecting.'
The show will also feature Raksha Dave, who is a famous archaeologist. She has previously excavated in London.
This is Dan Walker's first big TV show since he left the BBC in May. When he left he said that it had been 'a real privilege' to present BBC Breakfast for six years.
He said: "Channel 5 came with big ambitions, with big plans and I don't think opportunities like this come around very often and I can't wait."
Michaela Strachan started her TV career presenting Good Morning Britain but from the 1990s transitioned into more nature and outdoor-themed shows. She presented Springwatch and Autumwatch on the BBC over the last decade.
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