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.
Streaming rank this week: 386
Press clippings
Punching up: how British comedy became kinder and more inclusive - without losing its edge
As British politics has got crueller, our comedy has gone in the opposite direction, becoming a haven of decency and diversity. In this extract from his new book, Different Times, David Stubbs asks if these gentler comics are the new cutting edge.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 17th July 2023Props from BBC's Detectorists to go to auction
Props from the award-winning show, Detectorists, will go under the hammer to raise money for East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH).
East Anglian Daily Times, 5th June 2023Detectorists Triumph TR7 sells for over £30,000
The car used in the award-winning BBC show, Detectorists, has sold at auction for just over £30,000.
Tom Cann, East Anglian Daily Times, 29th April 2023Detectorists car up for auction
The bright yellow Triumph driven by Lance in Detectorists has been put up for auction.
British Comedy Guide, 13th April 2023Chortle Awards 2023 nominees announced
Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 awards run by comedy website Chortle have been announced. Bob Mortimer, Alasdair Beckett-King and Jordan Gray have secured two nominations each.
British Comedy Guide, 24th January 2023Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 9th January 2023Mackenzie Crook: 'I've had to decline invitations to metal detecting rallies'
At first Mackenzie Crook tried to resist the "gentle" epithet attached to Detectorists. The BAFTA-winning comedy, centred on two friends who share a passion for metal detecting, was an instant hit when it aired in 2014, lauded for its warmth, charm and idiosyncratic humour.
Gemma Dunn, The Yorkshire Post, 28th December 2022Detectorists Christmas special review
The prospect of a new mini-series, spread over three weeks, would have been a real splash of festive joy. Instead, the whole story was condensed into a single 75-minute special, which was simply too much of a good thing.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th December 2022Detectorists Christmas Special review
This special isn't quite as perfect as the original, but revisiting Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones's precious sitcom is pure pleasure. It beats all other yuletide TV hands down.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 27th December 2022Detectorists Christmas special review
Detectorists is a TV treasure as priceless as anything Andy and Lance could ever dig up in the fields around Danebury.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th December 2022