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: 347
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Detectorists' Mackenzie Crook & Toby Jones reunite in Worzel Gummidge
Detectorists duo Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones are reuniting in the second series of Worzel Gummidge.
British Comedy Guide, 10th September 2021Detectorists: a bonafide heartwarming joy
Each short episode of this charming series about a bumbling small-town metal-detecting club is a perfectly calibrated good mood.
Adam Fleet, The Guardian, 27th January 2021Mackenzie Crook moots Detectorists revival
Mackenzie Crook has stated that his cult-hit, critically acclaimed sitcom Detectorists could be revived for a new series.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2020The 30 best TV shows of the decade
Fleabag is the highest comedy in fourth place, in a list which also includes Black Mirror (7th), The Trip (16th), Detectorists (21st), Catastrophe (24th) and Mum (29th).
Ed Cumming and Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 2nd December 2019The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century
The Thick Of It is the highest rated British comedy in fourth place. Also listed: The Office (6), Fleabag (8), Peep Show (9), Nighty Night (16), Black Mirror (23), Spaced (29), Catastrophe (34), Brass Eye (37), Detectorists (38), Nathan Barley (47), Black Books (53), Inside No. 9 (66), Shameless (70), The Inbetweeners (74), Gavin and Stacey (81), Fresh Meat (86), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (92), The Trip (95) and The Mighty Boosh (98).
The Guardian, 16th September 2019Count Arthur Strong, Detectorists, Phoenix Nights most missed
The Radio Times poll asked viewers to name their most missed programme from this century.
The Telegraph, 30th July 2019Fawlty Towers tops Radio Times greatest British sitcom list
Fawlty Towers has come out top of a list of the greatest British sitcoms, as compiled by Radio Times magazine.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019Comedies up for RTS Awards 2019
The nominees for the RTS Awards 2019 include Famalam, Detectorists and Derry Girls. Lesley Manville, Sian Gibson, Daisy May Cooper, Samson Kayo and the stars of Inside No. 9 and The Young Offenders are nominated for acting prizes.
British Comedy Guide, 5th March 2019Mackenzie Crook and Sarah Kendall win Writers' Guild Awards
Detectorists creator Mackenzie Crook and Radio 4 star Sarah Kendall are amongst the winners at the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 14th January 2019Writers' Guild Awards 2019 shortlist
The writers of Derry Girls, Inside No. 9 and Detectorists are amongst the nominees for The Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 4th December 2018