Detectorists

Detectorists
GenreComedy-drama
Sitcom
Slice of life
Created byMackenzie Crook
Written byMackenzie Crook
Directed byMackenzie Crook
StarringMackenzie Crook
Toby Jones
Theme music composerJohnny Flynn
Opening theme"Detectorists"
ComposersJohnny Flynn, Dan Michaelson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducersAdam Tandy, Gill Isles
CinematographyJamie Cairney
EditorColin Fair
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time29 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release2 October 2014 (2014-10-02) –
26 December 2022 (2022-12-26)
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Detectorists is a British comedy television series first broadcast on BBC Four in October 2014. It is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, who also stars alongside Toby Jones.[1]

The series is set in the fictional small town of Danebury in north Essex. The plot revolves around the lives, loves and metal-detecting ambitions of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club. The main filming location for the series was Framlingham, a small market town in Suffolk.

Detectorists won a BAFTA at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards for Television Scripted Comedy.[2] In May 2019, it was voted 19th in a Radio Times list of Britain's 20 favourite sitcoms by a panel that included sitcom writers and actors.[3] The series was filmed using a single-camera setup approach. The show had three series from 2014 to 2017, with Christmas specials airing in 2015 and 2022.[4]

  1. ^ Dowell, Ben (31 January 2014). "Mackenzie Crook to play metal detector enthusiast in one of four new BBC4 comedies". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ "2015 Television Scripted Comedy". BAFTA. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ Rosseinsky, Katie (8 April 2019). "Best British sitcom of all time revealed: From Fawlty Towers to Absolutely Fabulous here's the Top 20". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. ^ Carr, Flora (11 May 2022). "Jack Whitehall's Bad Education returns for anniversary special and new season". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 May 2022.