Contestants
| Name | Details | Elimination |
|---|---|---|
Adrian Benjamin |
A 64 year old vicar from London whose congregation at All Saints Church in Whetstone includes Lady Thatcher. Educated at Oxford, Adrian read Theology and English. He returned to the show in Episode Seven to assist Simon in the finale. | Episode Six |
Alan Fildes |
A 58 year old Egyptologist with over 30 years experience in ancient history. Literate in hieroglyphics, Alan is a specialist in the Egyptian Old Kingdom and the location of pyramids. Alan elected to resign his part near Montségur in Episode Two. | Walked in Episode Two |
Alexandra |
A 27 year old French girl educated in architecture and interior design. Alexandra is fluent in French, English and Greek as well as possessing a knowledge of Latin, Italian and Ancient Greek. | Episode Five |
Kristian Bradshaw |
A 27 year old from London educated at Cambridge where he read Modern and Medieval Languages. He now practises as a solicitor, having completed a postgraduate diploma in law. Kristian is also represented by Absolute Models as a male model. | Episode Four |
Mairianne Reardon |
A 24 year old head hunter in The City, originally from Great Torrington in Devon. Mairianne was educated at Oxford where she read music after achieving a choral scholarship. | Runner-up |
Monica |
A 51 year old freelance editor from London with a Masters Degree in Medieval History and a Bachelors Degree in Arabic. Monica's apparent inability to integrate with her fellow female contestants may have led to her being the first to be eliminated in the female team's first poisoned chalice. | Episode One |
Nat Coleman |
A 25 year old Londoner and graduate of Oxford and the Institut d'etudes Politiques. Nat has degrees in Classics and Political Philosophy and is a keen dramatist. Nat's laboured methodical approach may have led to his being eliminated in the male team's first poisoned chalice though he returned to the show in Episode Seven to successfully pair with Saskia for the finale. | Episode Two |
Saskia de Groot |
A 24 year old talented polyglot whose German father is a Professor of Genetics. Saskia is studying for a PhD in Bioinformatics at Oxford and is fluent in German, French and Spanish. Like Alexandra, Saskia also has a knowledge of Ancient Greek and Latin. Saskia's MySpace blog details her personal experiences on The Search. The eventual winner of The Search in Episode Seven, Saskia collected £50,000 in prize money. | Winner |
Simon |
A 32 year old Londoner with a Masters Degree in Contemporary Art from the Courtauld Institute, Simon lectures in history. Simon appeared to be a significant reason for the success of the male team in Episode One. Despite strong performances in earlier 'rounds', Simon's performance in the final was weak, in part due to his reluctance to take advice from Adrian. | 3rd place (chalice). |
Suzie Devey-Humpleby |
A 39 year old from Hartlepool and enthusiastic treasure hunter with a Masters Degree in Tourism Management and a First Bachelors of Arts Degree in Business Administration. Suzie was eliminated in the third poisoned chalice however she returned in Episode Seven to assist Marianne in the finale. | Episode Three |
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