Detectorists

British television series
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Detectorists

Summary

Detectorists is a television series[1]. Detectorists ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,536 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Detectorists is the creator of Mackenzie Crook[3].
  • Detectorists's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Detectorists was directed by Mackenzie Crook[5].
  • Mackenzie Crook wrote the screenplay for Detectorists[6].
  • Detectorists's composer is recorded as Johnny Flynn[7].
  • Detectorists's genre is sitcom[8].
  • metal detectorist is named after Detectorists[9].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Mackenzie Crook[10].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Toby Jones[11].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Lucy Benjamin[12].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Rachael Stirling[13].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Aimee-Ffion Edwards[14].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Adam Riches[15].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Gerard Horan[16].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Sophie Thompson[17].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Pearce Quigley[18].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was David Sterne[19].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Simon Farnaby[20].
  • A cast member of Detectorists was Johnny Flynn[21].
  • Detectorists was produced by Adam Tandy[22].
  • The original language of Detectorists was English[23].
  • Detectorists was distributed by video on demand[24].
  • Detectorists's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Four[25].
  • Detectorists's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[26].
  • Detectorists began on +2014-10-02T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Detectorists was produced by Adam Tandy[22]. Detectorists was directed by Mackenzie Crook[5]. Mackenzie Crook wrote the screenplay for Detectorists[6]. Cast members include Mackenzie Crook[10], Toby Jones[11], Lucy Benjamin[12], Rachael Stirling[13], Aimee-Ffion Edwards[14], and Adam Riches[15]. Detectorists is the creator of Mackenzie Crook[3].

Publication

The original language of Detectorists was English[23]. Detectorists's genre is sitcom[8]. Detectorists was distributed by video on demand[24].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include metal detecting[28] and archaeology[29].

Why It Matters

Detectorists ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,536 views/month).[2] Detectorists has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . radiotimes.com. Retrieved . radiotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Screenwriter Mackenzie Crook
    Narrative location United Kingdom, Essex
    Number of seasons {'amount': '+3'}
    Named after metal detectorist
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 3451"
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