Relic Hunter - Season 1 - Eps 1: Buddha's Bowl
Event: NEPAL 523 B.C. Sydney and Nigel go to Nepal searching Buddha's bowl for villagers building a shrine to Siddhartha, the original Buddha. But Sydney's rival, Stewie Harper, is also searching for the artifact. Hired by a banker, Michael Chan, who needs the bowl to save his family's bank from financial ruin, Stewie will stop at nothing to beat Sydney, and it takes all her resources to make sure the bowl ends up in its place.
About Relic Hunter

Title: Relic Hunter
First Air Date: 1999-09-25
Last Air Date: 2002-05-20
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 157 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 66
Network: Syndication
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
Production Companies: Rysher Entertainment, M6 Métropole Télévision, Fireworks International, Chum Television
Synopsis
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
Cast

Tia Carrere
Sydney Fox

Tanja Reichert
Karen Petrusky

Christien Anholt
Nigel Bailey