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: 280
Press clippings Page 17
Detectorists is bleeping good comedy
It's a slow burner of a series, but one where you'll slowly get to know the characters who are bound to get under your skin.
Chris Pyke, Wales Online, 2nd October 2014Mackenzie Crook interview
Mackenzie Crook talks coin collecting, highbrow comedy and why he won't be back for The Office spin-off, Life on the Road.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 2nd October 2014Mackenzie Crook: 'I've had to learn to speak up'
Mackenzie Crook talks about Detectorists, his affectionate BBC Four sitcom which salutes the male hobby.
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 1st October 2014Detectorists: The treasure hunters digging up a fortune
A new BBC comedy revolving around the bizarre world of metal detecting starts tomorrow and has already divided the nation's enthusiasts.
Adrian Lee, The Daily Express, 1st October 2014TV preview: Detectorists, BBC4
The tone is so understated it is almost hard to call this a comedy, but in the first scene-setting episode one can see the makings of a lively comic narrative.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th September 2014Tony Jones interview
The Detectorists star Toby Jones, 48, talks betrayal, guilt - and what happened when he met Bruce Springsteen.
Jane Graham, The Big Issue, 30th September 2014Mackenzie Crook on Detectorists
Whether or not you find the pastime interesting, the idea is intriguing. In the past few months, when telling people what I've been working on, the reaction has been strangely positive.
Mackenzie Crook, Daily Mail, 26th September 2014Detectorists never know what they'll find - but fame?
Britain's metal-detecting diggers come under the spotlight in a new TV comedy series, but are they happy?
Christopher Middleton, The Telegraph, 19th September 2014Metal detectors object to Detectorists
Metal detectors have accused the BBC of portraying them as "anoraks" in a new sitcom that shines a light on those enthusiasts whose lives are dedicated to uncovering a treasure hoard.
Adam Sherwin, The Independent, 17th September 2014Mackenzie Crook unearths metal detector sitcom
Mackenzie Crook has now written and directed a BBC Four sitcom about metal detector enthusiasts, which was screened in Edinburgh on Monday.
Will Gompertz, BBC News, 11th August 2014