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The Best Seasons of Digging for Britain

Every season of Digging for Britain ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Digging for Britain!

Top season
Season 1
8.1avg
Best episode
S1E4 The Tudors
8.817 votes
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
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AllEpisodes
#1

Season 1

4 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2010

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · The Romans 8.2
#2

Season 4

3 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2016

8.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · East 8.2
#3

Season 6

4 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2017

7.9/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · West 8.1

Other Seasons

#4

Season 2

4 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2011

7.8/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Britannia 7.8
#5

Season 5

3 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2016

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · West 7.8
#6

Season 12

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2025

7.7/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · Saxon Gold and Buried Coins 7.8
#7

Season 7

4 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2018

7.6/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Iron Age Revealed 7.8
#8

Season 8

4 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2019

7.5/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · West 7.7
#9

Season 10

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2023

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE4 · Mystery Shipwreck and a Roman Army Camp 7.7
#10

Season 13

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2026

7.4/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · Our Rarest Find and Biggest Dig 8.0
#11

Season 11

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2024

7.3/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE1 · The Roman Emperor’s Bathhouse 7.4
#12

Season 3

3 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2015

7.2/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE2 · West 7.4
#13

Season 9

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

7.1/ 10
Average Rating
Best episodeE3 · North 7.4

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Top-rated Digging for Britain episodes

  1. #1The Tudors S1E48.8
  2. #2The Romans S1E18.2
  3. #3West S6E18.1
  4. #4Anglo-Saxons S1E38.1
  5. #5The Horsemen of Hadrian's Wall S6E48.0

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