In this episode Gary and Gordon are hurtling back to Saxon times to follow up on a hoard of sceats found back in 1971. For Gordon, this hunt is personal; he first read about the hoard, one of the earliest Saxon hoards found with a metal detector, from a copy of Treasure Hunting magazine when he was bedridden with chicken pox as a child. He is very excited to be granted permission to search the woods in Oxfordshire where the hoard was originally found. Gary is also excited; he believes his love of outdoor pursuits and off-road driving will be put to the test in the woods.