Detectorists
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Sep 14, 2026
Doug SchepersGUEST
Um, I wanna put a plug in if people haven't seen it.
Doug SchepersGUEST
In these times when we are, uh, surrounded by, uh, a lot of chaos, um, and mean-spiritedness, have you seen The Detectorists?
Steve FaulknerHOST
Yes.
Doug SchepersGUEST
That is a balm for the soul.
Jamie FranklinHOST
That's a good duo, isn't it? There are loads of great duos.
Jamie FranklinHOST
The two guys from the Detectorist show.
Jamie FranklinHOST
Have you watched Detectorist? I've just
Tom PelhamHOST
started watching it, actually, Jamie.
Tom PelhamHOST
So I just finished episode two yesterday.
Jamie FranklinHOST
Crook? He's the writer and the star.
Jamie FranklinHOST
He plays Gareth in The Office.
Jamie FranklinHOST
And he's the star of Detectorists along with Toby Jones.
Chris RyanHOST
He's also become a show creator over in England.
Chris RyanHOST
He made a show called The Detectorists-
Andy GreenwaldHOST
Mm
Chris RyanHOST
... um, that I never saw, and now has a show that I think I've received at least a dozen emails about over the course of the year when it was airing in England about how we needed to find this show, how we needed to talk about it, how we were gonna love it.
Jim DalrympleHOST
It's just an interesting change.
Jim DalrympleHOST
But I personally am looking forward to this because it's the same team that did a show called The Detectorists.
Jim DalrympleHOST
And it's sort of these eccentric local people.
Jim DalrympleHOST
There's a lot of local feel to it.
Andy DawsonHOST
Diana Riggs'
Sam DelaneyHOST
daughter was in The Detectorists, I think.
Andy DawsonHOST
She was.
Andy DawsonHOST
Rachel Sterling.
Matt PrestonGUEST
...
Matt PrestonGUEST
The Detect- The Detectorists.
Matt PrestonGUEST
The Detectorists.
Matt PrestonGUEST
It's about, it's about a group of people who use metal detectors in the country.
Sarah RobertsHOST
Oh.
Sarah RobertsHOST
Okay.
Matt PrestonGUEST
He's got a series called Small Profits out at the moment, which is, which is equally beautiful.
Matt PrestonGUEST
But Detectorists is that, you know, those little gems.
Eric BuscherHOST
Gerard Horan played protective papa Ewan Evans.
Eric BuscherHOST
He's probably most recognized for appearing in London's Burning and The Detectorists.
Eric BuscherHOST
He's also appeared in nine films directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Eric BuscherHOST
Looks like they became friends when they attended RADA at the same time.
Alan WilsonGUEST
I remember a couple of years or so ago, my wife introduced me to a little TV series, and some of you may have seen it.
Alan WilsonGUEST
It was on the BBC, and it was called The Detectorists, or just maybe Detectorists.
Alan WilsonGUEST
And it was about a couple of very strange sort of individuals, and their hobby was metal detecting.
Alan WilsonGUEST
And so they had their machines, and they were very clear that it was the machine that was the detector.
RichHOST
That, that is something I do need to watch.
RichHOST
Oh, it isn't it, 'cause of course I've wa- I've re-watched all of Detectorists now.
DaveHOST
There we go.
RichHOST
I, yeah, I re- I did a rewatch of Ted Lasso-
DaveHOST
Yeah
RichHOST
... and I've re-watched Detectorists.
RichHOST
So yeah.
DaveHOST
You, you...
Roger BoltonGUEST
And good for it because, uh, it's unlike anything else, which is what we want the BBC to do.
Roger BoltonGUEST
I mean, look at Small Profits, look at, uh, that lovely series, The Detectorists, and so on.
Roger BoltonGUEST
We want the creative community in this country-
Ian CollinsHOST
Mm