Its the fifth of six episodes for Bonekickers when The Lines of War airs on BBC-1 on Tuesday 5 August 2008 @ 9.00pm and there is high adventure when a British First World War tank containing the burnt remains of six bodies is uncovered in France, as the team of archaeologists uncover another compelling mystery. The tank has been buried since 1917 and the discovery ignites an international archaeological feud between Professor Gillian Magwilde and her German counterpart, Dr Becker, while bureaucratic French official Monsieur Luc struggles to remain neutral. 

Evidence of a war crime emerges and tensions rise between nations. When John Athorn from the MOD arrives at the dig site, he is engulfed in the fractious dispute over the finds. The team has been able to identify one of the bodies as Major Banks of the Greenwich Fusilier. Banks brought the tank to Verdun with war correspondent Captain Roberts. The investigation soon changes direction when a German dog tag naming Gruber is discovered. 

it soon becomes clear that someone is determined to put an end to the investigation and cover up the truth when Gillian's tent is set on fire and the lab tent is ransacked. Through Roberts's writings, Viv discovers that the Fusiliers were looking for a weapon to win the war. Just as evidence mounts, Gillian loses control of the finds but clues left by archaeologists and a medieval obsession drive the investigation forward. The horrors of a long-hidden war crime soon revealed, with terrifying consequences. 

Julie Graham stars as Professor Gillian Magwilde, Hugh Bonneville as Professor Gregory Parton, Adrian Lester as Doctor Ben Ergha, Gugu Mbatha Raw as Viv Davis and Michael Maloney as Professor Daniel Mastiff. 

Guest stars in this week's episode are: James D'Arcy as Capt Roberts, Burn Gorman as Banks, Adam James as John, Patrick Monckeberg as Gruber, Gabrielle Scharnitzky as Dr Becker, Philippe Smolikowski as Monsieur Luc and Francis Tomelty as Karen Magwilde. 

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