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Detectorists - Season 1

Series: Detectorists

4.5

(789)

Episodes

Rating

TV14

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

Acorn TV

About

Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Toby Jones (The Hunger Games) strike comedic gold in this critically adored series about two oddballs scouring the English countryside for treasure. If only their characters, Andy and Lance, could be so fortunate. These amateur metal detectorists have an unhealthy fixation on uncovering a fabled trove of buried Saxon loot. Unfortunately, the world of high-stakes metal detecting is surprisingly turbulent, as are their personal lives. Andy's girlfriend, Becky (Rachael Stirling, The Bletchley Circle), is none too pleased about the amount of time he sinks into his fruitless hobby, and even less so when a female colleague enters the equation. Lance, meanwhile, is still hopelessly in love with his ex-wife-and finds several embarrassing ways to show it.

Related Subjects

Comedy

Episodes

1. Episode 1

29m

Metal detectorists Andy and Lance's search for a priceless Saxon hoard buried in the English countryside takes them down a bizarre, but promising, path. Tension builds between Andy and Becky as she questions the amount of time he's investing in his quest.

2. Episode 2

29m

When the Antiquisearchers, a pair of rival detectorists, appear on farmer Bishop's property, Andy and Lance must find a way to shut them out. Sophie does some digging at the university library and emerges with a controversial theory about the hoard's whereabouts.

3. Episode 3

29m

With the Antiquisearchers hot on Andy and Lance's trail, the duo turn to ex-cop Terry for backup, with disastrous results. Similarly catastrophic is their open-mic performance at the White Horse pub.