Series 3, Episode 5
Detectorists. Image shows from L to R: Andy Stone (Mackenzie Crook), Lance Stater (Toby Jones)
Andy and Lance become eco-warriors when they find their beloved oak tree is due to be felled. But a 24hr helpline turns out to be more of a hindrance. Andy stumbles upon treasure when for once, he wasn't even looking.
Preview clips
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 6th December 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date |
Time |
Channel |
Monday 1st January 2018 |
12:00am |
BBC4 |
Wednesday 30th May 2018 |
10:00pm |
BBC2 |
Saturday 26th October 2019 |
11:25pm |
BBC4 |
Saturday 1st January 2022 |
2:10am |
BBC4 |
Friday 18th November 2022 |
9:00pm |
Drama |
Friday 19th May 2023 |
10:00pm |
BBC2 |
Friday 8th September 2023 |
1:55am |
Drama |
Wednesday 25th October 2023 |
9:00pm |
Gold |
Thursday 26th October 2023 |
1:55am |
Gold |
Thursday 1st February 2024 |
11:20pm |
Gold |
Friday 2nd February 2024 |
10:50pm |
Gold |
Sunday 24th March 2024 |
10:30pm |
Gold |
Monday 25th March 2024 |
2:05am |
Gold |
Cast & crew
Press
"Life is too cynical," wrote Paul Weller in the Jam's Tales from the Riverbank, yearning to return to the pastel fields of his youth, both life and death "carried in this stream". The same romanticism, that dream of Arcady, powers this meditative, even transcendent series, which tonight finds Lance and Andy attempting, "like environmental ninjas", to save a beloved tree from culling. The penultimate episode of a show that yields hidden treasures galore.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 6th December 2017