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Detectorists

  • TV Series
  • 2014–2022
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
27K
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Mackenzie Crook, Gerard Horan, Toby Jones, Pearce Quigley, Laura Checkley, Divian Ladwa, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, and Orion Ben in Detectorists (2014)
The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.
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The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.

  • Creator
    • Mackenzie Crook
  • Stars
    • Mackenzie Crook
    • Toby Jones
    • Rachael Stirling
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.6/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,110
    4
    • Creator
      • Mackenzie Crook
    • Stars
      • Mackenzie Crook
      • Toby Jones
      • Rachael Stirling
    • 242User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated TV #201
    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Top Cast88

    Mackenzie Crook
    Mackenzie Crook
    • Andy…
    • 2014–2022
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • Lance…
    • 2014–2022
    Rachael Stirling
    Rachael Stirling
    • Becky
    • 2014–2022
    Pearce Quigley
    Pearce Quigley
    • Russell
    • 2014–2022
    Gerard Horan
    Gerard Horan
    • Terry…
    • 2014–2022
    Divian Ladwa
    Divian Ladwa
    • Hugh
    • 2014–2022
    Laura Checkley
    • Louise
    • 2014–2022
    Sophie Thompson
    Sophie Thompson
    • Sheila Seymour
    • 2014–2022
    Orion Ben
    • Varde
    • 2014–2022
    Aimee-Ffion Edwards
    Aimee-Ffion Edwards
    • Sophie
    • 2014–2015
    Simon Farnaby
    Simon Farnaby
    • Art…
    • 2014–2022
    Paul Casar
    Paul Casar
    • Paul
    • 2014–2022
    Alexa Davies
    Alexa Davies
    • Kate
    • 2015–2017
    Lucy Benjamin
    Lucy Benjamin
    • Maggie
    • 2014–2017
    Rebecca Browning-Callard
    Rebecca Browning-Callard
    • Toni
    • 2015–2022
    Jacob Hill
    • Stanley
    • 2015
    Isabella Hill
    • Stanley
    • 2015
    Daniel Donskoy
    Daniel Donskoy
    • Peter
    • 2015
    • Creator
      • Mackenzie Crook
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    • Trivia
      Second time that real-life mother and daughter, Dame Diana Rigg (Veronica) and Rachael Stirling (Becky), have played mother and daughter. The previous was on Doctor Who (2005) season seven, episode eleven, "The Crimson Horror".
    • Connections
      Featured in Points of View: Episode #63.9 (2014)
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      Detectorists
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      Written and Performed by Johnny Flynn

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 2, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Detectoristes
    • Filming locations
      • Framlingham, Suffolk, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Channel X
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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