Detectorists
CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Warm glowQuiet happiness, the TV equivalent of a hug.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 8/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10NaturalisticUnderstated, lifelike performances and look.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Mackenzie CrookToby JonesRachael StirlingGerard HoranPearce QuigleyDivian Ladwa
Written by
Mackenzie Crook
Starring
Mackenzie CrookToby JonesRachael StirlingGerard HoranPearce QuigleyDivian Ladwa
Written by
Mackenzie Crook
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Detectorists Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | ||
| S2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.9 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
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About
"Gentle comedy about small dreams, buried treasure"
Two amateur metal detectorists in rural England spend their weekends scanning fields for buried treasure, mostly finding ring pulls and old coins while their lives quietly drift through work, marriage, and friendship. It is a small, unhurried comedy with almost no plot urgency, built instead on gentle humor, wistful atmosphere, and deep affection for its oddball characters and the English countryside. The laughs are soft rather than loud, and the show trusts silence and scenery as much as dialogue. It rewards patience with genuine warmth and a surprisingly moving sense of hope.
Watch it for
the tender, understated friendship between two hobbyists chasing small, hopeful dreams.
Maybe skip if
you need fast plotting or big stakes rather than quiet, meandering character warmth.
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All Seasons
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Series 12014
7.94K62h 55m
Two friends Andy and Lance go searching for their hearts' desire with a couple of metal detectors. Determined to dig up their very own Saxon ship-burial, a chance encounter with a young history student puts Lance and Andy on the road towards the discovery of a lifetime.
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Series 22015
8.04K73h 24m
A whole year on from the last time we met them, and Lance is still lovelorn after the departure of his ex-wife. But just maybe he is about to surprise everybody with a new relationship. Meanwhile, Andy and his wife Becky are now proud parents, facing all the responsibilities that brings, but despite qualifying as an archaeologist Andy is still mostly unemployed and their shared hopes for the future look further off than ever.
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Series 32017
8.34K74h 2m
Having returned from Africa, Andy and Becky have moved in temporarily with her mother with all the challenges that come with the territory. Lance is trying to kick-start his relationship with Toni, but her living on a barge makes him queasy and his daughter staying at the flat leaves it all rather precarious – with none of this being helped by the reappearance of his ex-wife. Meanwhile Lance and Andy’s search for gold continues as they face enemies old and new.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Mackenzie Crook Andy, Andy Stone
Toby Jones Lance, Lance Slater, Lance Stater
Rachael Stirling Becky
Gerard Horan Terry, Terry Seymour
Pearce Quigley Russell
Divian Ladwa Hugh
Laura Checkley Louise
Sophie Thompson Sheila Seymour
Orion Ben Varde
Aimee-Ffion Edwards Sophie
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