7.4/10648 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2014
Following a chance encounter with a young history student, Lance and Andy embark on a journey towards the discovery of a lifetime. All they need to do is get permission from the local landowner, the mad one who is rumoured to have done away with his wife.
Director: Mackenzie Crook
Writer: Mackenzie Crook
7.7/10545 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2014
Lance and Andy haven't told anyone that they are hot on the trail of the holy grail of metal detecting - the final resting place of King Sexred of the East Saxons. But members of the rival detecting club already seem to know all about it. Who is the mole?
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8.1/10532 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2014
Club president Terry is keen to help Lance and Andy search the bottom paddock at Bishop's Farm, but only because he's convinced that's where Larry Bishop has buried his missing wife. Meanwhile, Lance is determined to get his ex along to hear him play at the local pub's folk music night.
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7.9/10491 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2014
Terry announces that he is standing down as leader of the DMDC, unleashing a bitter winner-takes-all scramble for presidential power when Andy and Lance fall out over gold. Becky and Sophie are forced to become allies in the Two Brewers pub quiz. Is this Andy's worst idea ever?
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8.1/10494 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2014
Even though Andy, Lance, Becky and Sophie are barely talking to each other, their secrets are on the verge of being revealed. Are they all just victims of a smear campaign? And why does everyone else want to move in on Bishop's Farm?
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8.5/10530 votes#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2014
A huge hole has been excavated and police are looking into it. Meanwhile, Larry Bishop's invisible dogs have disappeared without trace, and Andy and Lance now have one last chance to discover their hearts' true desire.
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The Best Episodes of Detectorists Season 1
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The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Four
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Detectorists" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 648 votes. Directed by Mackenzie Crook and written by Mackenzie Crook, it aired on 10/2/2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".