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Detectorists
- TV sitcom
- BBC Four / BBC Two
- 2014 - 2022
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Sitcom about metal detecting enthusiasts. Stars Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones. Also features Rachael Stirling, Gerard Horan, Pearce Quigley, Divian Ladwa, Laura Checkley and more.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Tuesday 10th September at 10:20pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 294
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 2
![Detectorists. Image shows from L to R: Lance Stater (Toby Jones), Toni (Rebecca Callard) Detectorists. Image shows from L to R: Lance Stater (Toby Jones), Toni (Rebecca Callard)](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/900x450_eps/d/detectorists_0302.jpg)
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 15th November 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Mackenzie Crook | Andy Stone |
Toby Jones | Lance Stater |
Rachael Stirling | Becky |
Gerard Horan | Terry |
Pearce Quigley | Russell |
Divian Ladwa | Hugh |
Laura Checkley | Louise |
Orion Ben | Varde |
Sophie Thompson | Sheila |
Simon Farnaby | Art |
Paul Casar | Paul |
Alexa Davies | Kate |
Rebecca Callard | Toni |
Asa James Wallace | Stanley |
Tim Key | Tim (Site manager) |
Dante Olaseni | Archaeologist |
Ella Kenion | Receptionist |
Claudia Jessie | Doctor Hoffman |
Dan Blackwell | Gavin |
Alex Lowe | Solar John |
Mackenzie Crook | Writer |
Andrew Ellard | Story Producer |
Mackenzie Crook | Director |
Gill Isles | Producer |
Lisa Thomas | Executive Producer |
Alan Marke | Executive Producer |
Jim Reid | Executive Producer |
Alex Moody | Executive Producer |
Colin Fair | Editor |
Sam Harley (as Samantha Harley) | Production Designer |
Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
Mattias Nyberg | Director of Photography |
Jackie Vernon | Costume Designer |
Anne Oldham | Make-up Designer |
Johnny Flynn | Composer |
Dan Michaelson | Composer |
Gareth Tandy | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Russell's metal detecting app
Russell shows the rest of the group his new metal detecting app.
Featuring: Mackenzie Crook (Andy Stone), Toby Jones (Lance Stater), Gerard Horan (Terry), Pearce Quigley (Russell), Divian Ladwa (Hugh) & Orion Ben (Varde).
Press
What a unique, and gently astonishing thing Detectorists is; closer in precedent to English folk music, or a Stanley Spencer painting, than TV sitcom. Tonight, old rivals "Simon and Garfunkel" (forever pursued by appropriate musical cues) suggest pooling resources, while Lance is persuaded to try hypnotherapy - which goes about as well as expected ("I want you to imagine you're lying on soft, warm sand." "Sorry, I'm very sensitive to the sun, I burn easily.")
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 15th November 2017