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Treasure & Dirt 

The BBC has acquired an adaptation of Treasure & Dirt, the twisting crime novel by Scrublands writer Chris Hammer for BBC One. 

Set in a dying opal town in the middle of the desert, when a miner is found beheaded and left to decompose in the depths of his own small claim, big-city homicide detective Ivan Lucic is sent to investigate. Assigned to him is rural detective Nell Buchanan, who knows how this place really works - and how it warps people. Together, they’re drawn into a labyrinth of secrets, greed, and old sins that won’t stay buried. 

The cast of this six-part thriller includes Michael Dorman, Liv Hewson , Sarah Peirse, Thomas M. Wright and more. 

Sue Deeks, Head of Scripted Pre-buy Acquisitions at the BBC said: “Treasure & Dirt is an atmospheric, multi-layered, psychological thriller where the isolation, heat and barren landscape add to the many challenges the investigative team must overcome to solve a rivetingly complex crime.” 

The novel was released under the title Treasure & Dirt in Australia, and Opal Country in the UK.

21 November 2025

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