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
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Detectorists Christmas special review
The return of Mackenzie Crook's archeological sitcom was a highlight in the festive schedules - but I hope it never comes back again.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 26th December 2022Detectorists Christmas special review
A spine-tingling coda to TV's most treasured show.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 26th December 2022The 25 funniest Christmas comedy TV specials of all time
The comedy special is as much a part of British Christmas as a family row and mountains of sprouts. This year, comedy shows from Motherland and The Detectorists to Mrs Brown's Boys and Ghosts are returning with festive specials to round off 2022. To celebrate, we countdown the greatest 25 Christmas comedy specials of all time.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2022Detectorists: Why a metal-detecting show became a global hit
Described as "almost Shakespearean" by the LA Times, the gentle UK comedy about metal detecting has wowed audiences worldwide. What's the secret of its success, asks Neil Armstrong.
Neil Armstrong, BBC, 19th December 2022Toby Jones on the return of Detectorists
As he and Mackenzie Crook revive their beloved treasure hunters for a Christmas special, the actor reveals how their pairing began, what his four new projects are - and why there's no such thing as a small role.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 6th December 2022Detectorists returning only to end for good?
Detectorists is returning for an extended Christmas episode but Andy and Lance fall out and the future of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club is in jeopardy.
British Comedy Guide, 29th November 2022Mackenzie Crook: 'Detectorists and folkies are not so different'
The Unthanks folk-singing sisters and the writer and actor Mackenzie Crook explain why they were a natural fit for Worzel Gummidge.
The Times, 15th October 2022Best British TV comedies of the last 15 years
Den of Geek's contributors and readers choose the best of the best British TV comedies from the past 15 years.
Louisa Mellor, Rosie Fletcher, Elizabeth Donoghue, Jamie Andrew and Juliette Harrisson, Den Of Geek, 13th May 2022Feature-length Detectorists special commissioned
Acclaimed comedy Detectorists is to return to screens for a feature-length special later in 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022BBC reveal poll of 100 greatest TV shows 21st century
BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st century. The top comedy in the poll was British sitcom Fleabag at 4th. Also in the top 100 are The Office (9th, with the US version at 39th), The Thick Of It (20th), Black Mirror (22nd), Peep Show (42nd), Inside No. 9 (48th), Detectorists (64th) and Catastrophe (96th).
BBC, 19th October 2021