Detectorists

British television series
TVSeries television_series Q16988682
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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 (87 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 October 2, 2014[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 Q12360812[28] and archaeology[29].

Why It Matters

Detectorists ranks in the top 4% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[2] Detectorists has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Detectorists is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'nl']
    Gnd id → 1368418988
    Main subject → Q12360812, archaeology
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 4082744
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  3. 21w 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)
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