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.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Monday at 10:20pm on BBC2
Streaming rank this week: 424
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