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 2, Christmas Special repeated Monday 2nd December at 10:20pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 324
Press clippings Page 2
Detectorists Christmas special review
The prospect of a new mini-series, spread over three weeks, would have been a real splash of festive joy. Instead, the whole story was condensed into a single 75-minute special, which was simply too much of a good thing.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th December 2022Detectorists Christmas Special review
This special isn't quite as perfect as the original, but revisiting Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones's precious sitcom is pure pleasure. It beats all other yuletide TV hands down.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 27th December 2022Detectorists Christmas special review
Detectorists is a TV treasure as priceless as anything Andy and Lance could ever dig up in the fields around Danebury.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th December 2022Detectorists 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 2022