Who would have thought a sitcom about a metal detecting club would be one of the most heart-warming shows on TV? On paper it does, admittedly, sound like a bit of a hard sell. But scratch the surface of idiosyncratically framed comedy The Detectorists and you’ll find warmth and a wonderful cast of characters that elevate it to something quite special.
Written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, probably best known as the gormless Gareth in the UK Office or as wooden eyed cutthroat, Ragetti, in Pirates of the Caribbean, The Detectorists ran on BBC 4 from 2014 to 2017. It won a BAFTA and is certainly popular, but it didn’t really catch on outside the UK and it truly deserves to. Each short season, and indeed each episode, is an utterly joyful, perfectly calibrated good mood.
Read the full review at The Guardian Australia:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jan/28/detectorists-a-sitcom-about-amateur-archaeologists-thats-a-bonafide-heartwarming-joy
IMDB: The Detectorists
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