Detectorists [Series 1] [Series 1] /

DVD - 2015

The charming comedy-drama from BBC Four tells the story of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detectors Club. As Andy pursues a degree in archaeology and Lance considers being a musician, they spend their days searching through fields with their metal detectors, dreaming of finding a fortune.

Saved in:

1st Floor Show me where

DVD/TV/Detectorists/s. 1
1 / 1 copies available
Location Call Number   Status
1st Floor DVD/TV/Detectorists/s. 1 Checked In
Subjects
Genres
Television mini-series
Television comedies
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Silver Spring, MD] : Acorn [2015]
Language
English
Other Authors
Mackenzie Crook, 1971- (television director)
Item Description
Title from container.
Includes all six episodes from the "first series/season", originally broadcast between 2 October and 6 November, 2014.
DVD release of mini-series originally broadcast on television in 2014.
Widescreen (1.78:1).
Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurette.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN
9781621724124
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

This quirky, award-winning British miniseries is about two friends whose hobby is metal detecting. If that sounds absolutely mind-numbing as a concept for your average situation comedy, let's say that it's all in the execution. Treasure hunters Andy (director Crook, who also writes the series) and Lance (Toby Jones) scour northern Essex for long-buried Saxon treasure. When the two aren't searching the fields of fictional Danbury, they are plodding through un-demanding jobs and trying to maintain their relationships with their female friends-Andy's long-suffering girlfriend and Lance's manipulative but still loved ex-wife. Lance and Andy occasionally fall out, but their friendship sustains both of them as they lurch through life. Verdict While not laugh-out-loud funny, this charming modern-day series will elicit a lot of smiles as it entertains. The characters are believable in spite of (or because of) their many flaws. Recommended for public library collections for its offbeat humor.-Joan Greenberg, Warminster, PA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.