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: 277
Episode menu
Series 3, Episode 2
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 15th November 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mackenzie Crook | Andy Stone |
| Toby Jones | Lance Stater |
| Rachael Stirling | Becky |
| Gerard Horan | Terry |
| Pearce Quigley | Russell |
| Divian Ladwa | Hugh |
| Laura Checkley | Louise |
| Orion Ben | Varde |
| Sophie Thompson | Sheila |
| Simon Farnaby | Art |
| Paul Casar | Paul |
| Alexa Davies | Kate |
| Rebecca Callard | Toni |
| Asa James Wallace | Stanley |
| Tim Key | Tim (Site manager) |
| Dante Olaseni | Archaeologist |
| Ella Kenion | Receptionist |
| Claudia Jessie | Doctor Hoffman |
| Dan Blackwell | Gavin |
| Alex Lowe | Solar John |
| Mackenzie Crook | Writer |
| Andrew Ellard | Story Producer |
| Mackenzie Crook | Director |
| Gill Isles | Producer |
| Lisa Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Alan Marke | Executive Producer |
| Jim Reid | Executive Producer |
| Alex Moody | Executive Producer |
| Colin Fair | Editor |
| Sam Harley (as Samantha Harley) | Production Designer |
| Catherine Willis | Casting Director |
| Mattias Nyberg | Director of Photography |
| Jackie Vernon | Costume Designer |
| Anne Oldham | Make-up Designer |
| Johnny Flynn | Composer |
| Dan Michaelson | Composer |
| Gareth Tandy | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Russell's metal detecting app
Russell shows the rest of the group his new metal detecting app.
Featuring: Mackenzie Crook (Andy Stone), Toby Jones (Lance Stater), Gerard Horan (Terry), Pearce Quigley (Russell), Divian Ladwa (Hugh) & Orion Ben (Varde).
Press
What a unique, and gently astonishing thing Detectorists is; closer in precedent to English folk music, or a Stanley Spencer painting, than TV sitcom. Tonight, old rivals "Simon and Garfunkel" (forever pursued by appropriate musical cues) suggest pooling resources, while Lance is persuaded to try hypnotherapy - which goes about as well as expected ("I want you to imagine you're lying on soft, warm sand." "Sorry, I'm very sensitive to the sun, I burn easily.")
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 15th November 2017