A heartwarming, slow-burning comedy series about everyday modern life and family, with standout performances and dialogue.
Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
Skip it if you want fast pacing · you want dark or edgy material
Not for brutality, scares or adrenaline.
3 seasons · 18 episodes · best: S3E6 "Episode #3.6" 9.2
20 of 20 · most episodes first
Mackenzie CrookAndy Stone
Toby JonesLance Stater
Rachael StirlingBecky
Lucy BenjaminMaggie
Gerard HoranTerry Seymour
Divian LadwaHugh
Paul CasarPaul
Aimee-Ffion EdwardsSophie
Laura CheckleyLouise
Alexa DaviesKate
Pearce QuigleyRussell
Sophie ThompsonSheila Seymour
Orion BenVarde
Daniel DonskoyPeter
Diana RiggVeronica
Timothy AllsopPCSO
Adam RichesTony
Simon FarnabyArt
David SterneBishop, Larry Bishop
Johnny FlynnJohnny PiperPick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 93October 2, 2014 · December 13, 2017 · Ended
O.O.C. Is Serious Business, Reveal Shot, Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane +9
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7 questions, like "Where can I stream Detectorists?"
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
In the United States, Detectorists streams on fuboTV, Acorn TV, AcornTV, and Spectrum On Demand, and it is free with ads on The Roku, The CW, Hoopla, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. It also streams in 16 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82 (IMDb 8.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%).
Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
9 h
About 9 hours: 18 episodes in 3 seasons of about 30 minutes each, aired from 2014 to 2017.
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (8 of 10) and sharp wit (7 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 3 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
TV Tropes lists 119 tropes for it, including O.O.C. Is Serious Business, Reveal Shot, and Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane.
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