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2014 – 2022 · Series · 30m · TV-14

Detectorists

CriticsCritics: 95
AudienceAudience: 8.5

Two eccentric metal detectorists spend their days searching ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to uncover a life-changing find. Along the way, their hobby brings them into contact with a quirky community and offers a gentle backdrop for everyday conversations, friendships, and the small hopes that give ordinary lives meaning.

My take

You’ll enjoy this if you like gentle, character-focused comedy, quirky communities, and everyday stories with warmth and melancholy; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big surprises, or constant laughs.

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Cast

Mackenzie CrookToby JonesRachael StirlingLucy BenjaminGerard HoranDivian LadwaPaul CasarAimee-Ffion Edwards

Director

Mackenzie Crook

If tonight is a Detectorists night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.