Detectorists (2014)

Name: Detectorists
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Mackenzie Crook, Toby Jones, Rachael Stirling, Gerard Horan, Divian Ladwa

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 8.6 (27,169 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

7.93 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 8.5 29 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode 1	7.4	766
2	Episode 2	7.6	641
3	Episode 3	8.1	629
4	Episode 4	7.9	582
5	Episode 5	8.1	585
6	Episode 6	8.5	628

Season 2 (2015)

7.97 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 29 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #2.1	7.8	556
2	Episode #2.2	7.7	510
3	Episode #2.3	7.9	511
4	Episode #2.4	7.9	504
5	Episode #2.5	8.0	506
6	Episode #2.6	8.6	599
7	Christmas Special	7.9	505

Season 3 (2017)

8.19 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 35 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #3.1	7.8	529
2	Episode #3.2	7.8	479
3	Episode #3.3	7.8	456
4	Episode #3.4	8.0	443
5	Episode #3.5	8.4	466
6	Episode #3.6	9.2	757
7	Special	8.3	847

Detectorists (2014)

Cast

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