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Detectorists

2014–2017 · 3 seasons

Gentle, quietly funny and wistful, it drifts along like a slow afternoon in the fields, rewarding patience with small, tender pleasures.

Created by
Mackenzie Crook
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones, Rachael Stirling
Overview
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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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
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Created by
Mackenzie Crook
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones, Rachael Stirling
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • obsession
    • identity
    • aging
    • work
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Mackenzie Crook
    Written by
    Mackenzie Crook
    Starring
    Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones, Rachael Stirling, Lucy Benjamin, Gerard Horan, Divian Ladwa, Paul Casar, Aimee-Ffion Edwards
    Music
    Johnny Flynn, Dan Michaelson
    Cinematography
    Jamie Cairney
    Length
    3 seasons, 18 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    BBC Four
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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